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Internet audio show in Linux?

Donn

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I am new to this forum and have done some searching but cannot find any previous info about listening to James' Internet Audio shows via Linux (Using KDE desktop, Mozilla/Firebird browser).
Is this the right place to ask this kind of question?

It seems a little narrow to exlude all other systems but Microsoft. Just imagine all those minds out there that could hear the skeptic message and start thinking for themselves.

Righty-ho, thanks for the time.
 
Thanks for the reply.
I already have Xine running as a full app (not a plugin) - can I point it at the .ASX files on the audio archives, or do I need the plugin version?
(Am trying right now anyway!)
 
Donn said:
Thanks for the reply.
I already have Xine running as a full app (not a plugin) - can I point it at the .ASX files on the audio archives, or do I need the plugin version?
(Am trying right now anyway!)
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As long as you have the right codecs (see that site I linked above), you should be able to point xine at the ASX file.

Since I use Gnome, I use the Gxine front-end, and I can just feed it the link from Randi's site and watch the archived shows if I like. With the I don't see why it wouldn't work with Xine's normal front-end too.
 
I am sure you can hear a WAV on linux - am downloading it now to test that.

On the Xine question - I have the xlib-based gui (the std one I think) and I cannot find a "load from URL" option anywhere in it. Sure, you can load from DVD, from CD, from a folder, from Mars but not from a URL ! ! Any ideas?
 
Donn said:
I am sure you can hear a WAV on linux - am downloading it now to test that.

On the Xine question - I have the xlib-based gui (the std one I think) and I cannot find a "load from URL" option anywhere in it. Sure, you can load from DVD, from CD, from a folder, from Mars but not from a URL ! ! Any ideas?
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Since I don't actually have the xlib-based GUI installed, I can't answer that one.

You might try mplayer. That works too, and will take a URL on the command line.

http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design6/news.html
 
Good stuff - thanks for the help.
I will keep playing and pushing buttons.

BTW - Xine seems to play WAV files just fine.
 
The linux Xine story continued:
Playing audio without the xine plugin.
For whomever may care, this worked for me:

I use Firebird/Mozilla and when I go to:
http://www.randi.org/radio/asx/032102.asx
The browser moves-on to a page that says this:
<ASX version="3">
<entry>
<ref href = "mms://mind-win.com/randiarchive/2002_03_21.asf"/>
</entry>
</asx>

So you copy the URL from the mms: to the end and then paste it into your browser, replace the mms: with http: and hit enter - it should ask you if you want to save this, so do so. Then find the .asf file and play it in xine (while online) - it will stream the show!

Good luck,
Donn.
 
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