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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