Optical drive Problems

From: Paul Dunn (psdunn_at_nb.sympatico.ca)
Date: 01/23/05

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    Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:59:53 GMT

    I am new to Linux and just installed it on the secondary hard drive on
    my computer and I am running into problems with the two optical drives.
      The computer is equipped with a CD ROM/DVD ROM combo and a CD RW/DVD
    +R combo drive and neither is working properly when I try to play an
    audio CD or DVD on them.
    When I use the ROM drive with an audio CD, CD Player opens and it
    recognizes the name of the CD and the play list. Also, I can hear that
    the disk is turning. However, the slide that shows progress of the song
    does not move and there is no sound from the speakers. I have tried my
    headphones connected directly to the jack on the drive and there is
    still no sound.
    Using the RW drive, CD Player opens and the album name and song list
    appears. The disk is turning and the progress bar moves across the
    screen showing the song is playing but there is no sound from the
    speakers. With this drive, when I connect the headphones to the drive
    jack, there is sound from the CD.
    System sounds play perfectly, the sound card check works when I detect
    the sound card and I can rip a song from a CD in the RW drive and play
    it just fine. Both drives work perfectly in Windows.
    Any suggestions would be welcomed.

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