Re: [TCLUG:5033] buffering realaudio

[Michael Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

> I've noticed that a lot of real-audio sites are very slow and often give a
> server disconnect in the middle. Is there a way to either download the
> ra file and then play it, or to have realaudio do massive buffering?
> (raplayer 5.0)

The RealPlayer has bugs (heh), and there is an (unofficial) fix to get
it working a bit better in Linux 2.2.x

I have a copy of the fix here:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~hick0088/files/rpopen.tar.gz

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