> i recently installed mp3blaster on (-current June 8th) > > and whenever i play an mp3 it runns at 97% cpu (1.4ghz pentium M)
Same happens to me. Also mp3blaster sometimes does not display files in the add files dialog, even though it can play them, and sometimes even outright refuses to play a file, even if it's already in the playlist. If I keep it playing long enough, it will eventually segfault and dump core. I also can't modify the playlist from the console, because somehow the function keys don't work, although I guess that's not because of mp3blaster. All in all, I've decided that there are too many issues to fix, and gone looking for alternatives. I'm currently using mpd (http://www.musicpd.org/). You can get various front-ends for it, so probably there's also one you like. Or you could write your own; the mpd protocol is really simple. You can find ports of mpd in the archives of this list (past few days). HTH, Bob
