i posted this on the linux questions newbie page and go some interest for a while but not a solution so I thought I would try some of the experts here.

using kde cd player kscd I can play a cd, however I cant hear any sound when trying to play mp3's from a file using say xmms.

I have the xmms-mp3 installed. Do I need some sort of input plugins to play various types of files. My real player does not produce sound either.

fedora core 2 fresh install.
I fixed the bug with the diminishing mixer control, that every one else had.

[liviu]

Try to search some of my older posting at this forum like:

http://forums.techguy.org/linux-unix/214011-xmms-redhat-9-8-a.html

I installed (using sources xmms.1.2.10) and goes OK - I'm also using RedHat stuff.

[lynch]

Fedora doesnt include support for mp3 because of copyright concerns.
Here's another thread about this issue. It's about Red Hat 9 but should still apply.
HTH
lynch

I think I need to uninstall xmms per that last forum posting but

[root@localhost xmms]# rpm -e xmms-1.2.10
error: Failed dependencies:
libxmms.so.1 is needed by (installed) kdeaddons-3.2.2-1
libxmms.so.1 is needed by (installed) kdenetwork-3.2.2-1

Which is ok because I found these two packages for re-install but I dont know what they do so I am leary of uninstalling them.

Can I uninstall those two with out having something disasterous happening. (at least in theory)

Also I had installed xmms-kde for the desktop. How do I uninstall this if it is not a rpm but a program I compiled

[liviu]

The command is :

rpm -e --nodeps xmms...

means that you uninstall previous player version disregarding it's links with those 2 libraries (and other dependencies). BTW you don't have to reinstall the libraries, they are still there on your computer.
Try to find (google.linux) a rpm of the new xmms-1.2.10 - installation goes easier than with sources.
If you decide to use mplayer (or xine) it's OK; I have mplayer
and it works like a charm (audio and video).

[lynch]

i posted this on the linux questions newbie page and go some interest for a while but not a solution so I thought I would try some of the experts here.

That's because non-support for mp3 is a well known issue with RH/Fedora and a lot of folks at LQs wont help with that stuff as they feel you should'nt waste thier time with a Q that could be answered by doing a search.
That's one reason why I dont go there a lot (plus I'm more useful here and at www.usalug.org ). Of course, not everyone there is like that; I get on fine with Jeremy and MasterC and a few others.
lynch

I was not trying to bash (flame-whatever the term is now) linux questions. I dont know much about how these forums work. Since they(LQ) have such a high volume of questions I suspected that my question just scrolled off the page after a few days and no one was still looking at it. I posted it on the newbie page because I thought it might be somewhat of a setup issue that a less than expert tech might give a quick response. Anyway I must learn to use the faq better. Anyway, thanks to the individuals here who have answered my questions.

[lynch]

I didnt think you were bashing LQ; I just thought I could help explain why your Q went unanswered.

Originally Posted by racoon

Since they(LQ) have such a high volume of questions I suspected that my question just scrolled off the page after a few days and no one was still looking at it.

That's a good point. The Qs dont sit still there long.

lynch

back to the drawing board. I uninstalled xmms and the xmms-mp3 and still no sound

when I go on the kde menu there is a system setting called sound card detection. I try to play a test sound and it still does not work.

Note when I installed the fedora 2 one option came up that looked just like that, which when I tried it and I did hear the test sound.

[liviu]

raccoon, my pal, what is characteristic to ALL distros from RedHat Inc. (RedHat, Fedora Core x) it's that they don't have ALSA support.
So start reading here a mini HowTo or, go to the main page of the project , where they have DOCUMENTATION, drivers, examples aso.

Again HTH, liviu

Thanks for all the help. ps why doesnt oss work