Re: rhythmbox

[Hans van Middendorp <h.middendorp@chello.nl>]

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:48:20 +0100
Adam Hardy <adam.ant@cyberspaceroad.com> wrote:

> Thomas Jollans on 02/07/06 15:05, wrote:
> > Adam Hardy wrote:
> >> Just did a general upgrade in etch and accepted all bugs and have
> >> problems now with rhythmbox, which won't play any MP3s now. it'll
> >> play OGG files, but not MP3s.
> >> Trying to fix it, I came across some directions for testing files
> >> with gstreamer, and I realise that rhythmbox considers itself a
> >> Gnome app, but I'm using KDE. I don't have gstreamer installer, it
> >> looks like a heavy-weight Gnome component, maybe even a daemon but
> >> I'm not sure. So to test, I should install gstreamer, but I'm not
> >> convinced I need gstreamer at all in KDE. But perhaps rhythmbox
> >> has changed now to work only under Gnome.
> >>
> >> Anyone know what the situation is?
> > GStreamer is a library that is used heavily in Gnome, but does not
> > use a daemon by default. (unlike arts...) It does not hurt to
> > install gstreamer and gstreamer should not depend on anything
> > rhythmbox didn't depend on anyway... (like glib etc)
> 
> Sorry Thomas, meant to send that to the list. 
> 
> I installed gstreamer but I don't have the command 'basicgthread'
> which it seems I need to run from the cmd line to test play my mp3s.
> 
> I tried running rhythmbox under gnome and but that made no difference.
> 
> So what is gstreamer or more to the point, how do I get rhythmbox to
> use it, if even that is what the MP3 problem is all about?
> 

I am not sure if Rhythmbox is using gstreamer0.8 or already 0.10.
If 0.8 it will play mp3 with gstreamer-mad. After installing that run
gst-register-0.8 in console as normal user.

If 0.10 i thimk you need gstreamer-0.10-fluendo-mp3. The gst command is
not necassary voor v0.10.

I no go, give quod-libet a try.

Hans