One might also try using another CD player, like xplaycd (xcdplay?) or grip. That'll determine if it's a problem with XMMS or with something lower-level. Richard J. Mancusi said: > I agree with "select Play Location", but I have never had any luck > using /dev/cdrom. It is probably something I am doing wrong - but > perhaps you are doing like wise. Anyway, in "Play Location" I use > /mnt/cdrom and it works perfectly. If it isn't in the list - type it > in - it will be there the next time. > > good luck > Rich > > > Dick Ely via JPS wrote: >> Thanks Doug: >> >> I have & had tried your suggestion. My cdrom is off / , the root >> directory as /cdrom. I have tried /cdrom /cdrom/ cdrom , and >> selected the cdrom from the dropdown list that xmms generates. >> Inside XMMS there is a button on the panel that says cdrom. None >> have any effect at lighting the little blinker light on the CDROM, or >> letting the music play. >> >> Thanks for help. >> >> (Signed) >> De man wid out music >> Dr. Dick >> >> >> >> >> >> At 06:09 PM 12/17/02, R. Douglas Barbieri wrote: >> >>> One thing to check is to make sure you have the xmms-cdread package >>> installed. Now, as far as I know, you shouldn't be able to mount an >>> audio cdrom, but if you are able to (perhaps some cool package is >>> installed or a >>> kernel patch?), unmount the device. Go into XMMS, access the menu, >>> select "Play Location" and put in /dev/cdrom (or the drive name of >>> your cdrom device, e.g. /dev/hdc). >>> >>> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Dick Ely wrote: >>> >>> > Hi people: >>> > >>> > I have the latest Debian release installed and can get xmms to play >>> > mp3 files. Also I have all system sounds and sound over the >>> > internet, however, no CD. THe CD clearly works. It played music >>> > when windows >>> was >>> > on it, and the little physical audio wire is still in correct >>> > sockets. >>> > I have mounted the /cdrom. >>> > >>> > Any ideas why no CD music comes out using XMMS ? >>> > >>> > >>> > Thanks - Dick Ely >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > vox-tech mailing list >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> R. Douglas Barbieri >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://www.dooglio.net >>> >>> GPG Fingerprint: FE6A 6A57 2B95 7594 E534 BFEE 45F1 9E5E F30A 8A27 >>> GPG Public key : http://www.dooglio.net/dooglio.gpg >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> vox-tech mailing list >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech >> >> >> Dick Ely // Davis Electric Service Company // Davis Hydro >> Office & Voicemail: 530 753-0562 Fax 530 753-4707 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Surface Mail: 27264 Meadowbrook Dr., Davis CA 95616 >> ADM Work: 916 363-8383 x247 (Thurs., Fri. 9-5) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vox-tech mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech >> > > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
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