How to play shoutcast radio on Fedora 8?

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spt60 · #1 Post by **spt60** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:00 pm

How do I get shoucast .pls radio file to play on Fedora? Please help. Thanks

aaa · #2 Post by **aaa** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:04 pm

Well they open in totem right away for me. Did you install mp3 support?

#3 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:03 pm

xmms is small and plays all .pls files. I never coild understand opening a big app like amarok to play a stream. The only controls you need are play, pause and stop.

spt60 · #4 Post by **spt60** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:13 pm

aaa wrote:Well they open in totem right away for me. Did you install mp3 support?

I tried that before posting and with xmms it said MP3 support has been removed due to patents... and with Amarok it said media plugin required...

spt60 · #5 Post by **spt60** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:35 pm

Finally got mp3s to play using this command:
rpm -Uvh http://www.fedorafaq.org/f8/yum http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm
and install xmms-mp3 plugin

However the shoutcast still didnt work. I'm working on it. Plz let me know if u know. Thanks

lightweight · #6 Post by **lightweight** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:38 pm

While it sounds as if the problem can be resolved by installing proper mp3 drivers, and you'll want to do this anyway, foobar + WINE is f'ing pimp. foobar is a fantastic and powerful media player with a beautiful, spartan GUI.

http://www.foobar2000.org/

#7 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:43 pm

I just went to shoutcast, clicked on a "Tune in" button, saved the .pls file to a folder on the desktop, opened xmms, dropped the .pls file into the xmms window and it played.
I always save the .pls files in a folder, rename them so I can keep track of them and then it is easy to play them again.

spt60 · #8 Post by **spt60** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:06 pm

carbon_unit wrote:I just went to shoutcast, clicked on a "Tune in" button, saved the .pls file to a folder on the desktop, opened xmms, dropped the .pls file into the xmms window and it played.
I always save the .pls files in a folder, rename them so I can keep track of them and then it is easy to play them again.

cool, I'll try it when i got home, in class right now

YES, It works.

icantux · #9 Post by **icantux** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:52 pm

You could also use audacious as an alternative to xmms. Just make sure you install mp3, aac support and you'll be good to go. I used to use xmms exclusively, but switched over to audacious now. It's come a long way and is now just as powerful.

How to play shoutcast radio on Fedora 8?

How to play shoutcast radio on Fedora 8?

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