Hello
I tried all sort of instruction. I read a lot in the
newbie archives. The problem is Realplayer audio is
noisy. It is just scratches not sound. Please help.
> Dear friends:
>
> You can get RealPlayer 8 from RealPlayer home page
> at
> http://www.real.com by selecting the free RealPlayer
> 8
> Basic and then
> choosing under OS "Unix". This will take you
> directly
> to the Unix
> Community Supported RealPlayer page at:
>
>
http://huxley.real.com/real/player/unix/unix.html?src=rpbform
>
> You have a choice of downloading two files for
> Linux:
> a RealPlayer8.rpm
> and the other file, which is a RealPlayer8.bin file.
> Due to the problem
> with "a different architecture", the rpm file will
> NOT
> install. It has
> been strongly advised by our gurus NOT to try to
> install it either by
> forcing it (--force) or by using the --ignorearch
> option. INSTEAD, do
> what I just did, thanks to a message from Wolfgang
> and
> from Tom
> Brinkman:
>
>
> First uninstall RealPlayer 7 by typing the command
> as
> root:
>
> #rpm -e RealPlayer
>
> Now install the RealPlayer8.bin file (around 5.8
> meg)
> as ROOT. Then, as
> root, continue your installation and install the
> plugins and mimetypes.
> This is part of the installation as root. Just
> follow
> instructions until
> you have installed it fully as root. Then, as USER,
> go
> to the directory
> it has installed itself in, namely,
>
> /usr/local/RealPlayer8
>
> and type:
>
> $/usr/local/RealPlayer8>sh mimetypes.sh
>
> and
>
> $/usr/local/RealPlayer8>sh plugins.sh
>
> This will give you the plugins and mimetypes as
> user.
>
> Now, all that's left is to make it more convenient
> to
> launch RealPlayer8
> as a desktop icon.
>
> Create the icon, then in Properties, Execute type:
>
> kstart /usr/local/RealPlayer8/./realplay
>
> If you don't add "kstart" you won't be able to
> launch
> RealPlayer
> automatically from the icon.
>
> So, add the "kstart ..." and it's done. That's it.
>
> I am going to send this to the Newbie list.
> Hopefully,
> this will help
> other newbies.
>
> My thanks again to everyone who helped.
>
> Benjamin
>
>
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Regards,
OOzy
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