Using cron to exec MP3 for alarm clock.

ex0r · 02-25-2004, 06:24 PM

So I shouldn't use cron to execute a mp3? I was searching for a task scheduler and just came across it and thought that it might work out but I guess not. What is mymp3? What should I use in my case?

Tinkster · 02-25-2004, 06:32 PM

cron and at are fine ... xmms isn't
Look here
http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=mp3+p...ojects&x=0&y=0
for alternatives :}
[hint]don't use NCurses or framebuffer based ones either[/hint]

[edit]
Here's my personal recommendation ...
http://mpg321.sourceforge.net/
[/edit]

Cheers,
Tink

ex0r · 02-25-2004, 06:53 PM

Alright things make a little more sense to me, thanks tink. I still need alot of reading up on nix I'm trying to get away from Windows completely. I'll see what I can do once I get a console based mp3 player. An recomendations on one?

Demonbane · 02-25-2004, 07:03 PM

I use mplayer, I think there's a console plugin for xmms

ex0r · 02-25-2004, 07:39 PM

I got it working. I downloaded mpg321 and set a crontab for it to run and it did! Thank you. Now I just need to kknow how to stop the damn thing. Thanks alot everyone.

Tinkster · 02-26-2004, 12:55 AM

skill -TERM mpg321

Cheers,
Tink