Re: Realplayer ?

On 9/16/05, Tobias Krais <tuxmail-spam@bats.ch> wrote:

Hi Tim,

>   one thing I miss is being able to listen to the bbc, which uses
> realplayer..
>   I've googled, but I can't locate a realplayer or clone for Amd-64;
> tried building
>   the Helixplayer, but that turned out to be a bit more work than I am
> willing to
>   invest at this time.
>
>   Totem won't play: apparently, this has problems with the cook codec
>
>   So can any one suggest a workable alternative ?

I use Realplayer in chroot to listen to BBC. It work quite well.

Good Luck!

Thanks for the tip.. unfortunately, I get a lot of drops and crackles.. Not sure what I did wrong
Let's review:
- created chroot; following the ubuntu howto at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=24575&page=1&pp=10
(This system is ubuntu based...Somethings were easier to configure that way)

- Downloaded realplayer 10 from the realplayer site: converted the rpm to deb,installed the deb
- created a symbolic link as specified in the howto above
- started realplayer realplay http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/monday/rams/1930.ram

And listen to a lot of dropouts, and I don't mean the cast ;-(
(Audio system here is alsa based, on a an Acer Aspire 5024 Wlmi. Not sure what other information is
relevant)

Anybody have any idea ?

TimT.

Grüssle, Tobias

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