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# 15  
Old 04-02-2013
"avi" is a container. It can have things like mp4 inside it, so you may not be able to play all avi's.

This tutorial for mp3 may help get you started.

Last edited by Corona688; 04-02-2013 at 01:08 PM..
# 16  
Old 04-02-2013
Gnome sound preferences have an audio test feature. If you get sound from the test, you know it's working. Your problem appears to be a codec compatibility problem, not a problem with sound playback.
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Old 04-02-2013
He's already said he can play some AVI files, so sound is definitely working...
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