Re: KsCD / Drive Association

From: Lenard (Lenard_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 03/06/05 

Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 16:36:17 GMT

D.S. wrote:

> D.S. wrote:
>> I'm running Fedore Core 3, I have a CDROM and DVD player drive. When
>> I load an audio CD in the CDROM, KsCD will not play it, only when I
>> load
>> it in the DVD player. Can someone please tell me how to associate
>> KsCD with the CDROM?
> I found information to help here,
> http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2003-Mar/2013.html
>
> I don't completely understand, but there seems to be two CD's in the
> /dev directory; cdrom & cdrom1. The KsCD player was configured for
> the cdrom drive, once I changed it to cdrom1, it seems to work as
> expected.
> It will now play when the Audio CD is in the CDRW drive rather than
> the DVD player.
>

You said that you have two cdrom devices, your CDROM drive and your DVD
drive. The devices /dev/cdrom and /dev/cdrom1 are the standard device
names for these devices(CD/CDRW/DVD/DVDRW etc.).

Check this by typing from the console or xterm session;

ls -l /dev/cdrom*

cdrecord -scanbus
(you might have to be root or equivalent for this command)

It sounds like you may only have an audio cable (small round 3/4 wires)
connected from the DVD drive to the input of sound device interface and
no audio cable attached to the CDROM drive. Normally Linux 'CD players'
attempt to play audio CDs via this cable (analog playback).

In KsCD (depending on the KDE version you have installed) it might be
possible to configure KsCD (Extras button) to play audio CDs digitally
(Use direct digital playback -- no audio cable needed). This makes it
possible to play the audio CDs in either cdrom device by using the KsCD
Extras button and changing the device to the one you want.

Personally I use Audio Player (xmms) and after modifing xmms to see/use
both cdrom devices and play audio Cds digitally by using the Shift+L
(play Directory) and selecting the which directory(devicereally) the
audio CD is inserted into.

Start the Audio Player (xmms) and press the key combo of Ctrl+P

Select the Input plugin: CD Audio Player and click on the Configure
Button. Select Play mode: Digital audio extraction and press the OK
button.

Press the Configure button again then click on the Add drive button and
add your other cdrom (cdrom1???) device (hint the directory will be
similar to the first device) and use Digital audio extraction play mode
for this device also and click on OK. When done click on Apply button
then the OK button. 

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