My first problem

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I've just installed SuSE linux for the first time and everything is working fine expect my media files.

I can get sound from my soundcard using the volume controls "test" feature but whenever i play an mp3 the program plays the song intantly then says play list finished.

Also I don't seem to be able to play divx etc videos.

Can anyone lend a hand? Please bear in mind i'm a first time linux user.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Do you have the proper codecs? I'm not 100% sure about SuSE but most Linux distros do not ship with copyrighted codecs pre-installed. This includes the mp3 codec.

Try VLC media player for your videos. It's what I use in Ubuntu 6.06 and it's fantastic.

 

[AJUK]

You have come across probably the most problematic area of Linux, multimedia. I don't use SuSE anymore but you will need to try a couple of things. The first is the sound issue.

Using YaST search for 'alsa' (advanced linux sound architecture) and install it. That may help with your sound problem.

DivX is a problem I think but you will need to install Xine and the codec library to get to play more video formats. If I remember how to do it correctly, it goes something like this:

1) http://packman.links2linux.org/ and seach for Xine.
2) Find the xine-lib for your build, i.e. 9, 9.1, 9.2, 10 etc., right click and save link as, perhaps to your desktop or where you can easily find it (you will need the full directory location later)
3) Open up a terminal, form the Menu bar > System > Terminal > Konsole and switch to root user, you will need your root password for that.
4) Change into the directory where you saved xine-lib and type:
rpm -Uvh xine-lib

After it is downloaded and installed you should find that Kaffeine will be compatible with lots of video codecs. Please note, some of the WIndows codecs will require other libraries *cough* libxine *cough* but I didn't tell you that. (same process of install)

I hope that helps, I am not a Linux expert and if I have made a mistake I am sure someone here with better knowledge will be able to help. If you haev no luck you may want to consider Ubuntu,which is what I changed to after suffering similar problems as you. With Ubuntu noobs (like me ) can use the Automatix script to download and install lots of cool stuff including video codecs and WinRAR support easily.

 

[cb_linus]

As well as xine, if it isn't installed already, you might like to install mplayer - supports a lot of media file formats (though I much prfer xine for dvd playback - you'll also need to install libdvdcss if you have any problems).