Using mpg123 to play MP3 streams
If your Linux kernel is properly configured to support sound
if you have mpg123 in search path (eg. /usr/bin/mpg123), Arachne
will instantly play any local .mp3, .pls or .m3u file - online
MP3 files (audio/mpeg) are considered to be rather file downloads.
But what's most important, Arachne will launch mpg123 also for
playing audio/x-mpegurl and audio/x-scpls, two major MIME types
used for linking MP3 streams from web, which are used by
MP3.com,
Shoutcast
or Icecast.
Cofiguring sound in Linux should be pretty easy with most
standard SoundBlaster compatible cards, if you know your card's
IRQ and other parameters - check BLASTER enviroment variable in DOS
if you are not sure. For most cards and latest Linux distributions,
running sndconfig should be sufficient, for older cards,
you may have to compile kernel; if you are using Gravis Ultrasound
like me, don't forget to select "Persistent DMA buffers" options
when configuring kernel.
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