Streaming radio with Linux - how?

[skeggysteve]

Just tried to listen to Wales Rally GB radio and I can't find an application that will open/play it.

Tried the usual apps that I have installed - Mplayer, Amarok, Xine and XMMS.

Sorry but I'm still learning Linux..........very slowly

[fredf]

Works fine in vlc. mplayer and xmms appear to have problems connecting/staying connected

You may be limited by what can play ms-asf files properly in Linux

[Timsta]

Plays fine on mine. You probably need to install the codecs. Have a look for "w32codecs"

Tim

[skeggysteve]

Fred,
Did the emerge vlc thing and I still can't get it to play the stream - I did say I was learning Linux.

Tim,
Emerge w32codecs doesn't work.

But thanks to both of you for the advice/help.

I have sorted out the problem - listening to Rally radio - I've nicked the wifes laptop

[Pigeon]

skeggysteve said:

emerge

You are learning Linux with Gentoo?

Have you tried Ubuntu?

[TheLearner]

emerge --search mplayer
or
emerge --search mplayer | more

Look for "Mplayer Codecs"

emerge --search mp3 | more would also be useful.

Also make sure your USE deceleration in /etc/make.conf has mp3 in it and attempt to reinstall the programs mentioned if found missing.

[qube_TA]

If you've picked Gentoo to learn Linux on you'll get fed up with it before you realise how ace it is.

I'd start again with either Ubuntu or openSUSE, both are a piece of piss to use and you'll have them installed and doing everything you could possibly want in about 30 minutes tops.

You'll probably find on your install that the repositories for community packages have not been enabled/added which is why you aren't getting any success. I don't know enough about Gentoo to tell you how to fix that. On Ubuntu they're there out of the box, on SUSE you have to push a button first to enable them but it asks you if you want to do that during the install.

[TheLearner]

I, a Gentoo veteran, also second other peoples pointers that Gentoo isn't a wonderfully friendly distro for a new user.

Ubuntu is, possibly, the best distro going for new users.... or lazy ex-sysadmins (like me).