User Feedback :: DSL for playing mp3 over a network



Hi all,

I am trying to get DSL working on a old pc, it s 200 mhz pentium with 40 mb or ram and grafic blaster extreme video card.

i can get it to boot to the desk top but there are no icons.
also the first windows that open is really big and hard to move or close as you cant see the top bar of the window.

what i want to be able to do is use this box for playing mp3s over a network from a win2000 and xp machines.

I assume i need samba and some sort of mp3 player?

anyone any ideas why the icons are gone and the windows are insanly big?
I have uploaded the Edna MP3 server to the testing area ..
With it , you can stream MP3's via http to any networked computer..

I have removed the python that was included with it ..
It now uses the python.uci or python2.3.tar.gz available in the repository..

Place your MP3's in /opt/mp3s or use a cdrom of mp3's mounted at /mnt/cdrom ..

You can edit the /usr/share/edna/edna.conf if you need to edit or add another location ..

Enjoy ..

73
ke4nt
Got my DSL box playing mp3s over my network. Simply shared my mp3 directory on my M$ box. Then got the samba mydsl package loaded on my DSL box. Mount the mp3 directory under LinNeighbourhood and get XMMS to play the files as if they were on the DSL box!

Not the most elegant solution or network friendly. But it goes nicely, even though my M$ box uses a wireless connection!

HTH :;): :D
I got some of my mp3 collection organized ,
and grabbed a snapshot of the Edna MP3 server in action ..  
It looks like this in Linux and Windows , and most any browser ..

I used emelfm to make sub-dirs, and rename/organize files by artists
Edna automatically updates its own web pages, on the fly..
As soon as I make changes to the files, simply requesting the page updates it ..

I see about 10% cpu usage beginning the stream to a networked computer ..
Then it drops to nearly 0% , as you can see here..
If your brave, you can stream outside your network to the internet ..

Here's the goods..
Edna Screens

73
ke4nt
That sounds interesting. Do you have a command line version? It just sounds pointless to me to waste resources on a GUI interface, when you would rather use the resources on serving. Right?

I think I will play with it some. I have a couple of uses in mind for it already!
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