Re: wierd mp3 problem in xmms

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 12:21:39PM -0400, gm wrote:
> Hey I just install mounted a fat32 partition on my linux machine so I
> could transfer over some mp3's. However when I tried to play the mp3 in
> xmms it doesn't recogize it, it just asks for another file? Here's the
> kicker other mp3s I already had work fine and if I'm signed in as the
> root that particular mp3 plays fine.
> 
> HELP
> 
> mike 

RedHat doesn't include the MP3 stuff with xmms because of licensing
problems.
>From a post by the venerable Rick Stevens:

> If you hit
>
>       http://havardk.xmms.org/dist/xmms-1.2.7-rh8-rh9-rpm
>
> you can download and install the MP3 stuff for xmms.
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