Amarok not playing mp3

[Tayfun Kayhan]

I've the problem that Amarok cannot play mp3 files and claims that phonon-backend installation must be fixed. It tries to load the package MPEG-1 mp3 decoder but cannot do it. However, all necessary libs are installed and VLC player can play mp3 files without problem. I've googled and tried everything suggested, but could not achieve this one. Any help is appreciated. I'm on Fedora 16 - KDE, fully updated. Thanks in advance.

[Patrick Boutilier]

On 11/21/2011 09:16 AM, Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
> I've the problem that Amarok cannot play mp3 files and claims that
> phonon-backend installation must be fixed. It tries to load the package
> /*MPEG-1 mp3 decoder*/ but cannot do it. However, all necessary libs are
> installed and VLC player can play mp3 files without problem. I've
> googled and tried everything suggested, but could not achieve this one.
> Any help is appreciated. I'm on Fedora 16 - KDE, fully updated. Thanks
> in advance.

What backend is Phonon using? Gstreamer or xine?
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[Tayfun Kayhan]

gstreamer, unless I'm wrong. Both of their packages are installed.

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 From: Patrick Boutilier 
To: [e-mail] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: Amarok not playing mp3

On 11/21/2011 09:16 AM, Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
> I've the problem that Amarok cannot play mp3 files and claims that
> phonon-backend installation must be fixed. It tries to load the package
> /*MPEG-1 mp3 decoder*/ but cannot do it. However, all necessary libs are
> installed and VLC player can play mp3 files without problem. I've
> googled and tried everything suggested, but could not achieve this one.
> Any help is appreciated. I'm on Fedora 16 - KDE, fully updated. Thanks
> in advance.

What backend is Phonon using? Gstreamer or xine?
> kde mailing list
> [e-mail]
> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde
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[Patrick Boutilier]

On 11/21/2011 10:24 AM, Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
> gstreamer, unless I'm wrong. Both of their packages are installed.

You can verify at:

System Settings -> Multimedia -> Phonon -> Backend .

If using GStreamer you need to install gstreamer-plugins-ugly from RPM 
Fusion Free as Kevin also mentioned.
> *From:* Patrick Boutilier 
> *To:* [e-mail]
> *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2011 3:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Amarok not playing mp3
>
> On 11/21/2011 09:16 AM, Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
> > I've the problem that Amarok cannot play mp3 files and claims that
> > phonon-backend installation must be fixed. It tries to load the package
> > /*MPEG-1 mp3 decoder*/ but cannot do it. However, all necessary libs are
> > installed and VLC player can play mp3 files without problem. I've
> > googled and tried everything suggested, but could not achieve this one.
> > Any help is appreciated. I'm on Fedora 16 - KDE, fully updated. Thanks
> > in advance.
>
> What backend is Phonon using? Gstreamer or xine?
> > kde mailing list
> > [e-mail] 
> > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde
> > New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
>
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[Tayfun Kayhan]

It solved it, thank you. I did not know this, otherwise I'd not waste of time.

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 From: Patrick Boutilier 
To: [e-mail] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Amarok not playing mp3

On 11/21/2011 10:24 AM, Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
> gstreamer, unless I'm wrong. Both of their packages are installed.

You can verify at:

System Settings -> Multimedia -> Phonon -> Backend .

If using GStreamer you need to install gstreamer-plugins-ugly from RPM 
Fusion Free as Kevin also mentioned.
> *From:* Patrick Boutilier 
> *To:* [e-mail]
> *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2011 3:20 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Amarok not playing mp3
>
> On 11/21/2011 09:16 AM, Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
>   > I've the problem that Amarok cannot play mp3 files and claims that
>   > phonon-backend installation must be fixed. It tries to load the package
>   > /*MPEG-1 mp3 decoder*/ but cannot do it. However, all necessary libs are
>   > installed and VLC player can play mp3 files without problem. I've
>   > googled and tried everything suggested, but could not achieve this one.
>   > Any help is appreciated. I'm on Fedora 16 - KDE, fully updated. Thanks
>   > in advance.
>
> What backend is Phonon using? Gstreamer or xine?
>
> >
>   >
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[Kevin Kofler]

Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
> I've the problem that Amarok cannot play mp3 files and claims that
> phonon-backend installation must be fixed. It tries to load the package
> MPEG-1 mp3 decoder but cannot do it.

Install gstreamer-plugins-ugly from RPM Fusion Free.

(You may also want gstreamer-plugins-bad and gstreamer-ffmpeg for some other 
formats, but -ugly is all that's needed for MP3.)

Automatic codec installation currently doesn't work, at least for MP3, 
because of: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680809

Kevin Kofler

[Tayfun Kayhan]

Hey, thank you for your time, I solved it but I interestingly have just got that e-mail and another helpful guy told me this way before I got this one. I now understand why he wrote "as Kevin mentioned" in his reply : D Anyway, have a good night/day. Thanks again.

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 From: Kevin Kofler 
To: [e-mail] 
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: Amarok not playing mp3

Tayfun Kayhan wrote:
> I've the problem that Amarok cannot play mp3 files and claims that
> phonon-backend installation must be fixed. It tries to load the package
> MPEG-1 mp3 decoder but cannot do it.

Install gstreamer-plugins-ugly from RPM Fusion Free.

(You may also want gstreamer-plugins-bad and gstreamer-ffmpeg for some other 
formats, but -ugly is all that's needed for MP3.)

Automatic codec installation currently doesn't work, at least for MP3, 
because of: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680809

Kevin Kofler

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