my experience trying to listen to streaming

[Sander van Loon]

On Tuesday 12 April 2005 17:45, Raphael Bauduin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> here are the problems I encounter when I want to listen to a stream
> from this page:
> http://internetradio.vrt.be/nolinux.html?qsbrand=11
> and more specifically
> http://internetradio.vrt.be/dab/hoeluisteren/pc/help/gebruiksvoorwaarden/st
>ream_11.m3U
>
> When clicking on the link, it proposes to save, open with amarok, or
> cancel. I open with Amarok, but amarok doesn't ever give any sound....
> An annoying thing is that I can't, by clickin on the link, choose
> another multimedia app to open the link with (kaffeine eg).
>
> what I need to do is download the m3u, open an editor, edit the file,
> and copy the first URL, start kaffeine, and file -> open url.
>
> When I click on the link in firefox, it proposes either to "save it"
> or "open with ....", but no default app.
>
>
> Raph

Yes, I also had problems with amaroK, it would freeze if I'd try to play a 
stream. But there is a solution, I found this in bugzilla:

https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8703

In short, uninstall the package amarok-arts and install amarok-xine. That 
should make amaroK work.