[SOLVED]Can't play audio CD

Him · 2011-07-01 18:17:11

Hi all,

I'm having trouble getting an audio CD to play. I've used VLC and Rhythmbox. The same applies to DVDs, but that's another problem.
It all started a few months back, when that HAL issue with mounting external devices popped up. I managed to work around that using pcmanfm, but Audio CDs won't work at all.

Any help is appreciated.

Last edited by Him (2011-07-01 21:17:04)

Inxsible · 2011-07-01 18:24:54

so are you using udev rules or udisks now to auto-mount devices?

Him · 2011-07-01 18:58:38

Inxsible wrote:

so are you using udev rules or udisks now to auto-mount devices?

I am honestly not sure. I've been using PFManFM with dbus for automounting, and when I don't use that, I just mount it by hand with

sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb

and

sudo umount /dev/sdb1

Sorry for my ignorance on this matter.

Last edited by Him (2011-07-01 19:00:26)

karol · 2011-07-01 19:15:54

You can't mount audio CDs and blank media. You need to access it via the application you're using to play e.g. music.

Since a recent udev update cd (and net) persistent rules will no longer be autogenerated - maybe that's your problem.

Him · 2011-07-01 19:28:58

karol wrote:

You can't mount audio CDs and blank media. You need to access it via the application you're using to play e.g. music.
Since a recent udev update cd (and net) persistent rules will no longer be autogenerated - maybe that's your problem.

I know that I can't mount audio CDs and blank media. The thing is, I can't find them via the applications I'm supposed to use to access them.

karol · 2011-07-01 19:32:54

Can you see your cdrom at all https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=940405 ?

A thread about playing audio CDs: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 59#p938259

lifeafter2am · 2011-07-01 19:36:14

Him wrote:

karol wrote:
You can't mount audio CDs and blank media. You need to access it via the application you're using to play e.g. music.
Since a recent udev update cd (and net) persistent rules will no longer be autogenerated - maybe that's your problem.
I know that I can't mount audio CDs and blank media. The thing is, I can't find them via the applications I'm supposed to use to access them.

Why is your CD showing up as an sd* instead of an sr*?

karol · 2011-07-01 19:39:20

lifeafter2am wrote:

Him wrote:
karol wrote:
You can't mount audio CDs and blank media. You need to access it via the application you're using to play e.g. music.
Since a recent udev update cd (and net) persistent rules will no longer be autogenerated - maybe that's your problem.
I know that I can't mount audio CDs and blank media. The thing is, I can't find them via the applications I'm supposed to use to access them.
Why is your CD showing up as an sd* instead of an sr*?

Are you referring to

sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb

? I think that's an example of mounting a usb by hand and has nothing to do w/ audio CD issues.

lifeafter2am · 2011-07-01 19:41:21

karol wrote:

lifeafter2am wrote:
Him wrote:
I know that I can't mount audio CDs and blank media. The thing is, I can't find them via the applications I'm supposed to use to access them.
Why is your CD showing up as an sd* instead of an sr*?
Are you referring to
sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb
? I think that's an example of mounting a usb by hand and has nothing to do w/ audio CD issues.

Ah okay.

So then as karol said, do you even have a /dev/sr0?

Him · 2011-07-01 20:41:36

lifeafter2am wrote:

Ah okay.
So then as karol said, do you even have a /dev/sr0?

Ah, okay. I've found /dev/sr0, thanks for the info. Wasn't sure what to look for in the first place. Now that I can play it, I can move onto the hairy mess that is ripping audio CDs.

KimTjik · 2011-07-01 20:48:10

Him wrote:

lifeafter2am wrote:
Ah okay.
So then as karol said, do you even have a /dev/sr0?
Ah, okay. I've found /dev/sr0, thanks for the info. Wasn't sure what to look for in the first place. Now that I can play it, I can move onto the hairy mess that is ripping audio CDs.

You could add a udev rule that generates /dev/cdrom or other symlinks. I'm not sure, but that could be what karol also referred to. Some applications become quite awkward to use without such symlinks, be it for cd or dvd media.

Him · 2011-07-01 21:17:34

Thanks for the help all. Got it fixed, using abcde to rip my CD.

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