[wellylug] Media Server software

[Pete Black]

Something like Freevo could run on the framebuffer, or there are various 
ncurses-based frontends to mpg123.

e.g. http://freshmeat.net/projects/gamp/

or you could get a remote control and configure lirc (linux infrared 
control daemon) to talk to mpg123 - I have done this quite successfully 
with a homebuilt IR dongle on the serial port.

Without an X Server, you really have 4 options:

Linux framebuffer - fullscreen graphical programs, with mouse support
ncurses - fullscreen text-based interfaces, with mouse support
CLI - issue commands to player programs in a line-oriented fashion
headless - using an IR remote and possibly a serial-driven LCD display.

You should be able to find a frontend that works with mpg123 or similar 
for each of these options, try seaching freshmeat.

-Pete



> On 7/6/05, *Michael Dittmer (An Inside Job)* wrote:
>
>     I would be fine with a CLI player, Mum and Dad wouldn't be.  :-(
>
>
> If you don't have a Window Manager and the command line is out, what 
> kind of program were you thinking of?
>
> Just curious.