Help in playing non free patented codecs in Fedora

[vamsi360]

i wanted to play mp3 in fedora 9 but could'nt as my laptop has no internet connection but my PC has.So can anyone give me a complete solution on how to install these codecs in fedora by transfering the downloaded files from my PC?

Is Anyone There Please Help Me

 

[ThinkFree]

Want to play mp3? Download mplayer rpm package and install it.

 

[vamsi360]

I have already compiled the mplayer source and also compiled the Gnome skin for it.
It works fine but there is no sound in fedora.The volumes too are set to maximum.Please help.I have also seen Alsa Mixer but found no problem.But what a hell is this .NO SOUND !!!!!

 

[Cool G5]

^Which sound card does your laptop has?