That's something both Microsoft and RealNetworks have been doing that has
really been irking me... on their public site where Joe Consumer clicks in
(windowsupdate for microsoft) they are offering Beta software for download
without any method of bug reporting. So Joe Consumer gets product,
de-stabilizes his system (What does Beta mean anyway? ; ) Then doesn't even
realize the need to reports these bugs to his vendor.
As for the G2, you no longer need it, RP7 and 8 both support the features
like SMIL ect.
-David Talbot
At 07:41 AM 6/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Tom,
>
>Thanks for the info. I checked this out. However, RealPlayer G2 is no
>longer available for download for Linux and Unix - according to
>www.real.com. Unless, you have an extra .rpm copy Real.com only offers
>options for Realplayer7 or 8 .rpm(beta) or .bin(beta).
>
>Too bad.
>
>Roman
>
>Tom Brinkman wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, you wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I noticed that many features are neatly divided into sections in KDE.
>> > I downloaded the r7_linux20_libc6_i386_b2.bin. To which directory should
>> > the RealPlayer7 be installed to?
>> > During the installation of RealPlayer7, the first default is
>> > /usr/local/RealPlayer7. When I installed it to this, I could not find it
>> > in KDE. Should I install it to /usr/bin/RealPlayer7 ??
>> >
>> > I would prefer it to show up under Multimedia.
>> >
>> > Sorry to dwell on this but it has been difficult to find a directory bin
>> > that showed up in 'root' and 'usr'.
>>
>> I used 'rp7.linux20.libc6.i386.b1.rpm' and it installs
>> 'realplay' to /usr/X11R6/bin/realplay
>>
>> Other than maybe your personal preference, where the binary
>> goes doesn't matter all that much. If the .bin is like the .rpm it
>> will create a link on KDE's main pop up menu. If you want it in
>> 'multimedia' you'll prob'ly havt'a use Kmenuedit to move it. I just
>> deleted it.
>>
>> I believe the .bin extension on that file is sort'a kind'a like a
>> self extracting zip file in Windows with an .exe extension, it's not
>> fixin' to create it's own /bin dir ... or maybe I misunderstand
>> your question.
>>
>> There's great instructions at linuxnewbie.org (look below my
>> sig) for editing Netscapes 'preferences' to use rp7 for most all
>> kinds of multimedia files you'll find on the net. The instructions
>> give the default 'realplay' binary location as /usr/bin/. Just
>> change that to wherever you install the binary.
>>
>> --
>> ~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> <from linuxnewbie>
>> Real G2 Player
>> Written By: Avatar
>>
>> So you want to steam in some audio and video. Well, if I can do it,
>> so can you. Here is how I did it.
>>
>> System:
>> Mandrake 7.0 (Also RedHat 6 & 6.1, and Mandrake 6.0 & 6.1)
>>
>> 1. If you don't have the G2 player already, hit up this link and get it.
>> (I picked up the RedHat 5/6 rpm)
>> get it here
>>
>> 2. Go ahead and install it.
>>
>> 3. On my system, the executable installed to /usr/bin/realplay. Find out
>> where it went on yours, and keep that info handy.
>>
>> Now comes the fun part. Getting it to work with Netscape. According to
>> help file for the G2 player, it will only play real audio and real
>> video. But, that is incorrect as you will soon find out.
>>
>> 4. Open up Netscape and click on "Edit" and then "Preferences."
>>
>> 5. On the new screen that appears, click the little arrow next to
>> "Navigator" and then "Applications."
>>
>> On the right, you should see a list of all the mime types already in
>> the system. This is where we will be adding in the info to
>> configure the G2 player. Now, my system didn't have any of the
>> stuff that follows set up, but your might have a start. So, before
>> you add anything listed below, look to see if it is already there
>> and add/modify as needed.
>>
>> 6. Click the "New" button to bring up a new mime tpye.
>> 7. Enter the follwing settings, then click the "OK" button to save them.
>>
>> Description: RealMedia File
>> MIMEType: application/vnd.rn-realmedia
>> Suffixes: .rm
>> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>>
>> The description doesn't matter, but the rest does. Make sure to click the
>> box next to "Application" to enable G2, and don't forget the "%s"
>> part or it will just open G2 and not stream. If G2 installed
>> somewhere other than /usr/bin/realplay, replace that part with your
>> path. Another thing to watch is that you but the "." in front of
>> the suffix.
>>
>> 8. Add all of the following using the steps 6 & 7.
>>
>> Description: RealVideo File
>> MIMEType: video/vnd.rn-realvideo
>> Sufffixes: .rv
>> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>>
>> Description: RealAudio File
>> MIMEType: audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
>> Suffixes: .ra, .ram
>> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>>
>> Description: RealAudio File 2
>> MIMEType: audio/x-pn-realaudio
>> Suffixes: .ra, .ram
>> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>>
>> Now, your G2 player should work great with Navigator. But say you hop
>> over to live365.com and want to listen to for awhile. Well,
>> live365.com sends you am mp3 play list, not a standard stream. This
>> is nice if you're sitting behind a firewall and your administrator
>> has blocked streamed data. To get this up and running on you Linux
>> box, add this last part into Netscape, again using steps 6 & 7.
>>
>> Desciption: Live365
>> MIMEType: audio/x-scpls
>> Suffixes: .pls
>> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>>
>> So, now maybe you want to hop over to MP3.com and have a lsiten over
>> there. No problem. look down the list for "MPEG Audio." Once you
>> find it, click on it, then click on edit. Change the follwing:
>>
>> MIMEType: audio/mpeg
>> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>>
>> (Click OK)
>>
>> We have to add another one now. Follow step 6 & 7 to add this one in.
>>
>> Desciption: MPEG Audio 2
>> MIMEType: audio/x-mpegurl
>> Suffixes: .m3u
>> Application: /usr/bin/realplay %s
>>
>> (Click OK)
>>
>> That should do it. Now the G2 player will handle all that media from
>> the web with little or no hickups. Enjoy!
