[Banshee-List] Banshee will not play MP3s

[Peter Anderson <peter anderson internode on net>]

Hi!

I have just installed Ubuntu 6.01.1 and am relatively new to Linux.

I am trying to get MP3 playing to work under Dapper. I started with 
Rhythmbox (because it was in the 'Sound and Audio' menu and that will 
not work. I have re-loaded gstreamer0.10 and all its components.

After several hours og Googling with little result I found a link to 
Banshee and thought I would try that. However I can't get it to play 
MP3s either. When I press play I get an error dialog that says:

*Playback Error
Could not get/set settings from/on resource.*

Your FAQ says:

*Q: My MP3 files will not play?*

*A:* This is caused by not having MP3 support in your version of 
gstreamer. For Ubuntu Dapper, /sudo apt-get install 
gstreamer0.10-fluendo-mp3/ should do it.

Well, I most certainly do have /*fluendo*/ installed.

I also tried XMMS Music Player and GQmpeg - BOTH these work flawlessly 
but without the features of RHythmbox or Banshee. So clearly my install 
of Dapper CAN play MP3s but not with a quality player!!!

Any help would be gratefully received.

Regards,
Peter
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