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 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:20 pm Post subject: amarok 1.3.6 |
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I upgraded to KDE 3.5 yesterday, and then upgraded amarok to 1.3.6.
I have one problem. When I try to launch a mp3 from Konq. it doesn't detect that there is already another amarok open, and will just open another instance. This happens as well with "Add to amarok playlist" action. Anyone else can collaborate? If so I'll file as a bug with KDE.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Works fine here. |
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dpetka2001
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| in order not to make too many topics could someone tell me what codecs do I have to install in order to listen to mp3 and watching xvid/divx?? thanks...I currently have Amarok installed and it says it cannot play mp3... |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| dpetka2001 wrote: | | in order not to make too many topics could someone tell me what codecs do I have to install in order to listen to mp3 and watching xvid/divx?? thanks...I currently have Amarok installed and it says it cannot play mp3... |
What output method are you using and did you emerge amarok with USE flag mp3? | Quote: | emerge amarok -pv
[ebuild R ] media-sound/amarok-1.3.6 -arts -debug +flac +gstreamer +kde +kdeenablefinal +mp3 +musicbrainz -mysql -noamazon +opengl -postgres +visualization +vorbis +xine -xinerama -xmms 0 kB |
If your's says -mp3, do this | Code: | | echo "media-sound/amarok mp3" >> /etc/portage/package.use |
assuming you don't already have amarok in /etc/portage/package.use. If you do, just had mp3 to the list of other options already there. |
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Check if you're using the right backend.. xine works nice here
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dpetka2001
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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this is what I get when I try to install amarok | Code: | emerge -pvN --columns amarok
These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
Calculating dependencies ...done!
[ebuild UD] media-sound/amarok [1.2.4] [1.3.6] +arts -debug -flac +gstreamer +kde -kdeenablefinal +mad -mysql -noamazon +opengl -visualization +vorbis -xine -xinerama +xmms 5,875 kB
Total size of downloads: 5,875 kB |
should I add a mp3 flag in package.use for amarok?? I have version 1.3.6 installed in my system... |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | | [ebuild UD] media-sound/amarok [1.2.4] [1.3.6] |
Look at that. Portage ist trying to downgrade to version 1.2.4 again.
I guess you did | Code: | | ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge amarok |
and didn't add the package to /etc/portage/package.keywords.
The mad flag should take care of mp3-playback. Just check what output method is selected in amarok's settings. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Vortex375 wrote: | | Code: | | [ebuild UD] media-sound/amarok [1.2.4] [1.3.6] |
Look at that. Portage ist trying to downgrade to version 1.2.4 again.
I guess you did | Code: | | ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge amarok |
and didn't add the package to /etc/portage/package.keywords.
The mad flag should take care of mp3-playback. Just check what output method is selected in amarok's settings. |
The newer versions of amarok use the mp3 flag for mp3 reading. |
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dpetka2001
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| ok I did add amarok to my package.keywords and did a remerge...now I am able to listen to my favourites mp3 collection...don't really know what the problem was...thank you for your help anyway... |
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dpetka2001
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| another problem has come up...when I launch amarok from the Konsole typing /usr/kde4/bin/amarokapp I am able to listen to my mp3...but when I launch it from KDEMenu->Multimedia->Amarok I cannot...it displays an error about gst engine not being able to play mp3...tells me to check the multimedia-framework of the engine I am using or set a different engine...what is going on?? what should I do?? |
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dpetka2001
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| as far as the problem discribed above it only happens when I run amarok as a user...when I run it as root I can listen to mp3 and there's no error about the gst-engine...should I check something else in amarok's configuration?? |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| dpetka2001 wrote: | | as far as the problem discribed above it only happens when I run amarok as a user...when I run it as root I can listen to mp3 and there's no error about the gst-engine...should I check something else in amarok's configuration?? |
Two options: | Code: | | emerge gst-plugins-mad |
or start amarok in your user account like this: | Code: | | amarok --engine xine |
(You only have to do this once. |
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dpetka2001
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| which of the 2 options is better?? what do you recommend?? or is it the same no matter what?? |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| dpetka2001 wrote: | | which of the 2 options is better?? what do you recommend?? or is it the same no matter what?? |
The first one contiues to use the gstreamer backend, but adds mp3 support.
The second one switches to use the Xine backend.
I use the Xine backend, but different ones work differently for each person, so try one and if it doesn't work well for use, switch to the other. |
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dpetka2001
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| Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:50 am Post subject: |
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| thank you for your help...did what you suggested and then took a look at this post and managed to solve my problem... |
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