i just installed on my machine last version of slackware.for the moment it runs perfectly :cheesy: .
i wanted to be able to play media files but nothing seems to be able to run, neither mp3 or ogg nor mpeg, mpg & avi.
can somebody tell me exactly what i need to install in order to be able to listen and play video+music files?
i tryed several players (xine, xmms, kaboodle, noatun) but nothing changed

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What sound card do you have? You'll need to find out what sound card you have and what module it will need to run.

Then go into /etc/modules.conf and uncomment the line for your sound module. Reboot and everything should be nice sounding :)

Do you get any error messages when you try to play media with any of those players?

You can also try (as root):

# chmod 755 /dev/dsp

The OP never said anything at all about iTunes or Mac - they're using Slackware Linux. While the information you posted might be useful, it had nothing to do with the original question.

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