i can play audio files but not audio cd

gellb · 2008-10-16 20:19:53

Hi Archers,
I cannot play audio cds, though i can play audio files (sound is good) and i can read data files from cdrom as well. What can be the proiblem?

R00KIE · 2008-10-16 20:38:24

With so little details hard to know, check the hardware first, is the analog or digital audio cable connected? If yes then I would take a look at the mixer you are using, probably alsa mixer, if it is type alsamixer in a terminal and check the volume settings for CD, make sure it isn't muted.
Thats all I can think of.

Xyne · 2008-10-16 20:44:39

How are you trying to play audio from the CD? The more information you give, the better the chance that someone will be able to help.

.:B:. · 2008-10-16 22:05:02

An audio CD has no file system like a CD-ROM, while you seem to think it does . You need a media player that supports CD playback.

Simple as that.

schuay · 2008-10-17 02:35:50

I'm guessing you're not in the optical group (check by typing "groups" on the commandline)

If that's the case, add yourself using "gpasswd -a <user> <group>"

dumas · 2008-10-17 13:12:42

Sorry, time to hijack this thread!

My story http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=44488 is still not solved. I have been busy throughout this year, so I wasn't pushing too hard on this subject. But where can I find help? I don't think it's an single application problem, so I can't file a bug in cdcd, for example (mcdp also doesn't work, but audacity does).

Thanks for helping, and sorry again for hijacking this thread.

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i can play audio files but not audio cd

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