On Sun, 21 May 2006 09:00:46 +0200 Jan Schledermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Its not linux related but hardware related. Your CDrom Audio cable > > is not connected to the soundcard's CD Audio slot. Most likely, to > > save space, Laptops doesnt have CD audio slot's in their > > soundcards. On windows it'll work because windows includes 'Digital > > Audio Extraction' for CD/DVD roms. A similar driver for linux will > > do the trick. > > > > Ace. > > As far as I remember the libcdaudio.so library/plugin also supports > Digital Audio Extraction (if your drive supports DAE, that is). > Using xmms/libaudiocd.so it should be possible to play CD's without > the audio cable. > I think that I actually did that once, but I can't verify this, as > all my current systems are fitted with the audio cable. > > Jan I have a similar situation where most applications produce no audio when I try to play a CD on my Thinkpad a21m, presumably for the same "no audio cable" reason. gxine, however, works, and I don't remember having to explicitly install any extras, it "just worked". -- http://www.langex.net/ Free to search for a language partner. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
