Re: Fedora Core 3 audio CDs

From: Baho Utot (baho-utot_at_columbus.rr.com)
Date: 04/30/05 

Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:50:02 GMT

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 19:23:47 +0000, Lenard wrote:

> Baho Utot wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>> Choose the directory where the audio CD is located and click on OK
>>> (Someplace like /media/cdrom or /media/cdrecorder)
>>>
>> Choose /media/cdrecorder
>>
>> when I hit the play button the dialog box comes up looking for files
>> in
>> /media/cdrecorder. There are not any files there so xmms won't play
>> anything.
>
> The automounting features of Gnome and/or KDE may be the cause of your
> problem........(see the links below)
>
> Try opening a xterm session and type in; xmms /dev/hdc &
>

Ok

> You should see two xmms windows (the main one and the play files
> window), in the play files window select (chick-on) the 'Add all files
> in directory' button then the 'Close' button. You should see in the
> play files window a list of files (Track 01.cda for example).

No files are listed. It is empty selecting /dev/cdrom shows nothing and
hitting the play button breing the play list up again.

>
> As I already said with Linux you have no need to mount an audio CD in
> order to play them. I have also stated that with Linux the filesystem
> for audio CD's are not recognized, or in other words you cannot mount
> them or see any files on them, normally. Maybe this will help;
>
> http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_intro/sect_07_04.html
> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/MultimediaHOWTO
>

I'll have a look. 

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