Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 01:07:05 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo
--- Stefan Katletz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > my 50ct is mostly running linux (debian sarge, > though there is still a > win98se installation lying around). I don't use X > for mp3 playing, just > text console and mp3blaster. But that takes most of > the resources, doing > anything else creates clicks/white noise (even > though I overclocked it > to 100MHz). That was my experience with Linux... tho' Neil did get Mandrake set up on my 50 so that I could play MP3s in the iceman X shell relatively well. iceman probably drew as few resources as I'd guess an X shell can manage. But the Windows virtual memory managment in Win98 on the 50 did a better job. Still it was only incrementally better. I could really only multitask with simple programs like Notepad and Wordpad without the MP3 playback dropping out. > >digital music does not sound that good no matter > >how you play it back. > > > > > I can't complain about the quality, if you don't use > the internal speaker :-). I think John is referring to the old school audiophile beef with digital\CD\semiconductor audio playback vs. analog\vinyl\tube based audio. Right John, or not? > Therefore I use a little FM radio > transmitter connected to the headphone jack. I had an IRock from Radio Shack that died a while back. It only broadcast on 4 frequencies at the bottom of the FM band. There's one out now that broadcasts across the FM band. Is that what you have Stefan? > and I can put the libby > anywhere my little kid can't play with it... Heh... never thought of that. Quite the plus! Are you, or is anyone else with Linux on their Libby aware of Windows emulation called WINE? I was reading through the Hydrogen forums and found where, while there is no Linux based version of the excellect Foobar2000 audio freeware, people have gotten the Windows based player working on their Linux OS based systems via WINE. I'd be really interested in hearing whether or not Linux on any of the Libs could power both WINE and Foobar2000. Here's the main thread on the topic that's been running for a year and a half over at the Hydrogen forums: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=6600&hl=wine,and,linux Matt __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
