Public bug reported: Firstly, I'm new to linux -- sorry for any lack of understanding I demonstrate! Please try to keep it simple.
So, here's the issue: I can't play MP3s. I can hear other sounds, tested the sound card in the Hardware testing and hear OK, can hear sounds in games on Youtube, and even on box.net (playing an online MP3 in my storage there but through their interface). But when I try to play an MP3 in a player on my PC, it fails. I've tried the players Ubuntu came with, plus also VLC, Amarok, Real Player and one or two others. Each time I installed a new player, I made sure I also installed the applicable codecs needed. But no luck. Depending on the player I use, sometimes I get generic error messages, sometimes it looks like the song is playing, but it lasts a few seconds (not minutes) and I get only a few non-musical squeeks and pops if anything. I recently installed Ubuntu 8.10 on my WD USB External HDD. I installed it from a USB Pendrive, and ran all the updates available. I'm using a Thinkpad T43. I've checked all the volume levels - both hardware and software. I can get sounds, just can't play MP3s. I've reviewed many, many bugs via google, and haven't found anything that helped. Please advise. A couple of outputs from the Sound Troubleshooter (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting?action=show&redirect=DebuggingSoundProblems#Loading%20a%20working%20sound%20configuration) are pasted below. That trouble shooter advised posting a new bug if no joy... rich...@rick-laptop:~$ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: ICH6 [Intel ICH6], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel ICH6] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: ICH6 [Intel ICH6], device 4: Intel ICH - IEC958 [Intel ICH6 - IEC958] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 rich...@rick-laptop:~$ 00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03) Subsystem: IBM Device 0567 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22 I/O ports at 1c00 [size=256] I/O ports at 1880 [size=64] Memory at b0000800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512] Memory at b0000400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0 So - any ideas? Thanks in advance! Richard ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Cannot play MP3s in any media player, codecs installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/334078 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
