> 1. How to play MP3 with Ubuntu rhythmbox or totem. Earlier I had > installed Red Hat 9 and xmms played MP3 wihtout any problem. Ans: U don't have required decoders. Connect to the net and do this: 'sudo apt-get gstreamer0.8-plugins'
> 2. I have added entries to /etc/fstab about the windows partitions but > they are shown as locked and permission denied. Ans: can u access them as root? then go to /etc/fstab and edit the third column to the following: rw,user,auto > 3. Whether rpm files (xmms for example) can be installed in Ubuntu? I > tried alien without success. Ans: Why use RPM when apt system is great, in Gnome go to Synaptic Package Manager, search xmms, right-click and say install > 4. Whether the internal modem sm-56pci can be made to work with linux? Ans: Go to www.linuxant.com and get the HSF driver fo r Debian and Install, instructions are availabe on same site. Try this thread: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=16200 Regards, Kiran
