Re: CD drives read data but won't play music

[gc1111 optonline net]

----- Original Message -----
From: Ken M Sexton <kmsexton melbpc org au>
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2003 10:34 pm
Subject: CD drives read data but won't play music

> Greetings,
> 
> It is quite some time since I contributed to this list but I have 
> been 
> learning by reading it. Thank you all. Now I am back with a puzzle 
> (to me, 
> at least.)
> 
> My machine is running RH7.2  with very few problems and I use the 
> KDE GUI. 
> I have two CD drives, /cdrom which is CD-RW and /cdrom1 which is 
> CD-R. If I 
> put a data CD, such as the source code CD's from my RH7.2 set, in 
> either 
> drive both of them mount automatically and display the directory 
> for me.
> 
> However if I insert a music CD in either drive both drives light 
> up and 
> there is some action on the hard drive but no music. If I open the 
> CD 
> player (using the KDE multimedia tab) and click "play" it 
> identifies the 
> play time of the recording, identifies the track it is playing and 
> starts 
> indicating the elapsed time. But no sound. I have the volume on 
> Kmix, the 
> CD player and the actual loud speakers at full bore and get 
> assorted clicks 
> and pops like normal background noise but no music. I know the CD 
> plays 
> music on other players (including the one on my "other" machine.)
> 
> Can anyone suggest how to fix this, please?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Ken
> 
>
Can I suggest:
http://www.rhil.org/docs/faq.html#sound
especially about the cable from CD to sound card.

Graham
gc1111 optonline net