Playing audio CDs under Redhat 7.3

Geoff Smith gsmith at geoffco.net
Mon Oct 7 20:57:48 EST 2002


Have you got an audio cable connecting the CDROM drive to the soundcard? 
Should be a thin cable connecting the two. Without that, you'll get 
exactly the symptoms you're describing.

Geoff

Rob Bolin wrote:

>I'm stumped. I want to listen to audio CDs (and use grip to make my own
>"jukebox" of favourite tunes) but I can't get a note out of the thing!
>I've tried to RTFM, or at least search the 'net for a solution, except
>that everything I've come across either suggests connecting the CD to
>the sound card directly (that ain't gonna happen!) or the page says a
>solution is possible without actually saying what the solution is...
>
>The DVDrom works perfectly reading and writing data to and from CDs, and
>the audio system works (plays wavs and mp3s without problem). When I
>insert an audio CD, the system obviously recognises it, and starts gtcd.
>I can also access the CD through XMMS. But in both cases, the CD
>supposedly starts playing however there is nothing coming from the
>speakers.
>
>Does someone out there have a clue for the obviously clueless?
>
>Rob
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