OK, it works! this what I did: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/music $ cdda2wav -e -N -B cdda2wav: No such file or directory. Cannot open '-1'. Cannot open SCSI driver. cdda2wav: For possible targets try 'wodim -scanbus'. Make sure you are root. Use the script scan_scsi.linux to find out more. Probably you did not define your SCSI device. Set the CDDA_DEVICE environment variable or use the -D option. You can also define the default device in the Makefile. For possible transport specifiers try 'wodim dev=help'. Then I tried: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/music $ cdda2wav -e -N -B -D /dev/cdrom with much success. So I guess various programs probably try to play the wrong device. How do I point them to the correct one?
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Joerg Schilling < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John covici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This looks like the two-wire cable between the CD ROM and your > > > soundcard is missing or loose. I'd check this first. If this is a > > > laptop, it might well be that the connection between the two > > > subsystems was left out intentionally by the manufacturer to save a > > > couple of cents. Some do that. :-( > > > > > > > I am having the same problem -- but additionally my CDROM has no > > place to even put such a cable -- at least according to the person who > > actually put the machine together. > > I have not opened up the box to check, but if so, what can I do to > > play cds? > > It is most inlikely that thius is related to this cable.... > > I recommend you to get a recent cdrtools (e.g. from > ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha/) > > and install cdda2wav suid root. > > Then call: > > cdda2wav -e -N -B > > If everything is OK, then you will be able to listen to the music. > Otherwise you see human readble error messages that point you to the > problem. > > Jörg > > -- > EMail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(home) Jörg Schilling D-13353 > Berlin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (uni) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) Blog: > http://schily.blogspot.com/ > URL: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/ > ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/schily > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > >
