Re: xmms does not play m3u playlists (broken pipe)
H.S. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having trouble since looong to make xmms play m3u playlist files.
> Here is the problem:
> If I click on an m3u link on a webpage in mozilla, xmms starts but gives
> an error: "Couldn't connect to host <host>"
Oops, forgot to mention the URL of the website on which I tried the
example below. It is: http://dir.xiph.org/index.php
> Example: I tried clicking on "vybrations la passion du son [haut-debit]"
> mp3 audio and got the message:
> Couldn't connect to host freestr1.ovh.net:8004
>
> Then I download the m3u file (listen.m3u) from the website and tried
> starting xmms from command line and got this error (and the dialog box
> saying couldn't connect to host):
> #----------------------------------
> $> xmms listen.m3u
> Message: device: default
>
> ** WARNING **: ctrl_write_packet(): Failed to send data: Broken pipe
> #----------------------------------
>
>
> Next, I played the file with mplayer and it worked perfectly:
> #----------------------------------
> $> mplayer -playlist listen.m3u
>
> #----------------------------------
>
>
> So, looks like there is a problem with xmms. Can anybody help in this?
>
> I am running Debian Testing and 2.6.12 kernel, and
> $> dpkg -l *xmms* | grep ^ii
> ii xmms 1.2.10+cvs20050809-4 Versatile X audio player
> ii xmms-arts 0.7.1-4 aRts Output plugin for xmms
> ii xmms-jackasyn 0.1-2 JACK Output plugin for xmms
> ii xmms-mad 0.8-1 mp3 input plugin for xmms based on libmad
> ii xmms-mp4 2.0.0-sarge0.2 a mp4/aac audio player for xmms
> ii xmms-skins 0.6-1 Skins for XMMS
>
>
> Thanks,
> ->HS
>
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