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List:       mandrake-newbie
Subject:    Re: [newbie] Mandriva 2007 and helix/realplayer
From:       "Angus Auld" <if6was9 () operamail ! com>
Date:       2007-02-11 2:53:12
Message-ID: 20070211025312.8F604CA0A4 () ws5-11 ! us4 ! outblaze ! com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angus Auld" <if6was9@operamail.com>
> To: newbie@mandrivalinux.org
> Subject: [newbie] Mandriva 2007 and helix/realplayer
> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:32:56 -0300
> 
> 
> I am having trouble getting helixplayer to work.
> The helix readme mentions two things in the "known issues" section 
> that likely indicate the source of my problem:
> 
> * Alsa and esound drivers are not
>         included in this build
> * The OSS device used for playback can
>         be set using the AUDIO environment
>         variable.
>            + eg export AUDIO=/dev/dsp2
> 
> I am currently using alsa sound.
> How can I get helix to work for me?
> Where does helixplayer store it's cookies and cache files?
> The logical place to look would be ~/.helix, but I have no such 
> folder in my home directory.
> 
> I was able to get previous versions of helix to work on past 
> Mandriva systems, why is it not playing nice now? :-(
> 
> 
> --Angus
> 
> PS. I tried realplayer 10 from SoS repository, and it wouldn't work either.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I finally got RealPlayer to work for me. I got the latest current daily build here:
http://forms.helixcommunity.org/helix/builds/
It has alsa and oss compatibility.

I am currently listening to streaming media from www.bbc.co.uk/
:-)

--Angus

"Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around 
in awareness." -- James Thurber

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