I notice that the entries in my Netscape Applications shows a different
switch. Your notes indicate the %s switch is very important. My entries
have a "%u" switch. What does that mean and should I change it to %s?
Geof
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On Monday 09 July 2001 08:15 am, you wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I have read a number of emails that RealPlayer is not working including
> requests on how to add the MIME entries to get RealPlayer working. It
> appears that www.real.com provides insufficient information about
> turning on the streaming video and audio.
>
> You must add several MIME entries to Netscape for the streaming
> media/video and audio to work. Hopefully, in the future www.real.com
> will improve their installation script so that the user will not have to
> add them in manually. I have found that the Plug In Plugger 3.2 does NOT
> work adequately.
>
> The original instructions applied to users that downloaded the ".bin"
> version of RealPlayer6, 7 and 8 in Netscape. However, if you have
> installed the rpm version of RealPlayer, the default application path is
> different. The entire instructions are as follows:
>
> FYI
> For the .bin installations:
> Default application path: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay
>
> For the rpm installations:
> Default application path: /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay
>
> Very Important: The %s switch activates the streaming feature in
> RealPlayer. If you do not add %s after realplay, it will NOT work.
>
>
> Start up Netscape:
>
> Select Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Applications
>
> 1.
> Select the "New" button to call up a new MIME type.
> Enter the following settings:
> Description: RealMedia File
> MIMEType: application/vnd.rn-realmedia
> Suffixes: .rm
> Application: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> The .bin default application path is shown above.
>
> The rpm default application path is shown below:
> Application: /usr/lib/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> Click on the "OK" buttons to confirm the entry.
>
> 2.
> Select the "New" button to call up a new MIME type.
> Enter the following settings:
> Description: RealVideo File
> MIMEType: video/vnd.rn-realvideo
> Suffixes: .rv
> Application: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> Click on the "OK" buttons to confirm the entry.
>
> 3.
> Select the "New" button to call up a new MIME type.
> Enter the following settings:
> Description: RealAudio File
> MIMEType: audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
> Suffixes: .ra, .ram
> Application: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> Click on the "OK" buttons to confirm the entry.
>
> 4.
> Select the "New" button to call up a new MIME type.
> Enter the following settings:
> Description: RealAudio File 2
> MIMEType: audio/x-pn-realaudio
> Suffixes: .ra, .ram
> Application: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> Click on the "OK" buttons to confirm the entry.
>
> 5.
> Select the "New" button to call up a new MIME type.
> Enter the following settings:
> Description: Live365
> MIMEType: audio/x-scpls
> Suffixes: .pls
> Application: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> Click on the "OK" buttons to confirm the entry.
>
> 6.
> Select the "New" button to call up a new MIME type.
> Enter the following settings:
> Description: MPEG Audio
> MIMEType: audio/mpeg
> Suffixes:
> Application: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> Click on the "OK" buttons to confirm the entry.
>
> 7.
> Select the "New" button to call up a new MIME type.
> Enter the following settings:
> Description: MPEG Audio 2
> MIMEType: audio/x-mpegurl
> Suffixes: .m3u
> Application: /usr/local/RealPlayer8/realplay %s
> Click on the "OK" buttons to confirm the entry.
>
>
> Select File->Exit
> Restart your web browser. During the first start up you may be prompted
> for your email address, country of origin and postal code or zip code
> address. You MUST fill in these fields to get RealPlayer working for the
> first time. That's it!
>
> Now you are ready to enjoy, music and especially streaming audio and
> video.
>
> Please make a print out of this for future reference.
>
> If you lose the instructions, you can find a link to one of my original
> postings by clicking on the link below:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg63504.html
>
>
> Roman
> Registered Linux User #179293
> "su is not the root of your problem
> but the start of a new journey"
