Josef Lowder wrote: >How can I get CD Player to work? > >Got the following error message: >" CDROM read or access error (or no audio disc in drive). >" Please make sure you have access permissions to >" /dev/cdrom > >There is a music CD in the CD drive >There is no file /dev/cdrom file on my system, >but I do have a Sony CD-RW and I can mount and umount, >read and write to it. > >Also tried XMMS but can't play a music CD on it either, >and cannot find any help-button on the control window >that XMMS starts. The XMMS control window image >is way too tiny to read, anyway. > >Also, how does one access this list's archives? >I've saved about a thousand messages in my Kmail Linux folder, >but can't find any on CD Player. > >joe > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > devfs doesn't quite do all it was advertised to do yet... you need a manual link
In a terminal window use su to become root then ln -fs /dev/(whatever the CD drive is) /dev//cdrom Make sure the cable (audio cable is attached from the CD drive toi the sound input (either a sound card or 4 pins on the motherboard.) Civileme
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