Re: [gNewSense-users] Problem playing FLAC files in Amarok

[Guy Johnston]

On 18/03/07, Josh Martens <address@hidden> wrote:

Yes, I don't think that xine is available in gNewSense, I think it should be added, but maybe Amarok should be removed?

On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 08:43:48PM +0000, Guy Johnston wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I can't play FLAC files with Amarok in gNewSense 1.1. There's an error
> which reads "There is no audio channel!". I can play them in Totem and
> VLC, and I could play them in Amarok in Kubuntu 6.06 and 6.10. Does
> anyone know what might be the cause of this problem? The default engine
> for Amarok is xine, and I expect it's a problem with that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Guy
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The xine engine is available in gNewSense, because it's in the
repositories and I've installed and used it. I can play other free
formats such as Ogg Vorbis and Speex in Amarok using it. The xine GUI
application is also in the repositories, but I haven't installed it. I
think the problem might be that FLAC support in xine is supplied by
some kind of 'xine extra codecs' package, which I seem to remember
exists in Ubuntu, which seems to have been removed because it also
contains patent-encumbered codecs. Does anyone know if that's the case?

I don't think Amarok should be removed, because I can't think of a
single reason to do so, and I think it's the best music player there is.

Guy