On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 02:49:15 -0000 Bob wrote: > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Horror Vacui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Microsoft is being "helpful" - the "CD player software" supplied > with > > Windows plays CD's via software by default, which is a very > > ressource-consuming task - the CD is ripped and sent via the bus to > the > > dsp of the soundcard. > > > > CD player software in linux won't do this. So install an audio > cable, > > and listen to CD's properly. > > > O.K. But I have audio cables hooked from my CD\rw and also from my > CDROM drive to the sound card and always have had, so I guess that > solution is out the window, please if you can come up with anything > else let me know as this is driving me crazy and if I could get this > problem solved I probably would find no reason to use WinDoz at all. > Thanx for the answer Bob K.>
At your original post you said you checked the volumes and they're at their max. Which utility have you used for this? If your system is using ALSA (which is very likely), you can use the mixer supplied with it, called alsamixer. Opening an xterm and typing "alsamixer" should give you a graphical representation of the volume levels. You can move betweeen devices with left and right keys, and adjust volume with up and down keys. If something is muted, it will have a "MM" at the top, and it won't go away if you adjust the volume; you need to press the m key to unmute. You can also try other mixers, like aumix. The playback of the .ogg file you mentioned in a previous post doesn't say anything about being able to play CD's, since they are two different things. Files like .ogg, .mp3 etc. *have* to be played via the CPU/bus/DSP, CD's should (but don't necessarily have to) be played via the audio cable. Although you have audio cables installed, checking whether they really work wouldn't hurt: Try adjusting the windows cd-player utility to play via audio cable (if you succeed, the equalisers and bass/treble controls should stop working) and test it. Also, check whether adjusting the CD volume in Windows mixer has an effect on the playback volume (many audio cards have multiple internal audio-ins, and the audio cable might be attached improperly). Cheers -- Horror Vacui Registered Linux user #257714 Go get yourself... counted: http://counter.li.org/ - and keep following the GNU. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
