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Quasar is a cool frontend of Mplayer .
http://katastrophos.net/andre/blog/s...-media-player/
http://katastrophos.net/downloads/quasar/nightly

Install :
<del> To install , please use "dpkg -i package-name.deb" as root.
If you want to use AppManager, please use it in Red-Pill Mode.
</del>
  • 1.install Mplayer .
  • <del>2.download libxinerama1_1.0.1-4.1_armel.deb from here and install it. </del>
  • <del>3.download libqt3-mt_3.3.7_armel.deb (DL2) and install it.</del>
  • <del>4.download quasar_0.96r169r31-maemo1_armel.deb and install it.</del>
  • <del>4.download quasar_0.96r169r31-maemo2_armel.deb and install it.</del>
  • <del>4.download quasar_0.96r172r31-maemo1_armel.deb and install it.</del>
  • 2.install Quasar Media Player 0.96r188r31-maemo2 from Extras-devel(diablo/Multimedia section). (directlink)

Uninstall :
  • <del>1. run "dpkg -r quasar libqt3-mt libxinerama1" as root.</del>
  • 1. uninstall using AppManager
  • 2.To remove your personal settings , run "rm -ri /home/user/.quasar" and answer carefully with yes or no to questions.
    Code:
    #rm -ri /home/user/.quasar
    rm: descend into directory '/home/user/.quasar'? yes
    rm: remove directory '/home/user/.quasar'? yes

Works :
  • Cover Flow
  • Kinetic Scroll
  • On The Go playlist
  • Cover Downloader
  • Look and Feel like iTunes
  • on demand playlist filtering
  • flexible key-config
  • Volume Control bar<del>(for mplayer, not system)</del>

<del>Doesn`t work yet (in Maemo) :
  • Volume Control Bar </del>

Tips :

<del>
  • Sometimes, quasar fails to be launched.
>> Editing "/home/user/.quasar/quasar.conf" , you can solve this problem.
Code:
[QuasarMainWindow]
hadFrame = 0
to
Code:
[QuasarMainWindow]
hadFrame = 1
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  • For N800 users.
>> you can create a playlist of your music files by following command (in Xterm).
Code:
find /your/musics/dir -name "*.mp3" -o -name "*.ogg" > your-playlist-name.m3u
Once you open it in quasar , it'll be loaded automatically next time.

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  • When you want to set a cover art , but CoverArtDownloader can't find out it.
>> try to find and download it by your hands , and rename(format: "<artist> - <album>.jpg") and move it to your cover art directory(default: /home/user/.quasar/coverart/).
ie:
Code:
mv /media/mmc2/downloads/1982_funkysong.jpg "/home/user/.quasar/coverart/Michael Jackson - Thriller.jpg"

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Last edited by t_moyashi; 2010-03-08 at 08:13. Reason: Update2
 

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