Re: Audio CDs on the iBook2

[James Tyson <james@samizdat.co.nz>]

> (This may be duplicated, since I posted to the linux.debian.powerpc
> newsgroup; I apologise for that.) Simple question: is it at all
> possible to play audio CDs on the iBook2? The information I have at
> hand[1][2] suggests not, at least not without support in the kernel.
> 
> Oh, well. At least this tells me why cdparanoia does such a good job
> of ripping CDs on this system. :) Is there any work under way to
> simulate direct playing of audio CDs? Or is it a simple matter of
> programming? :)

I am using ide-scsi (can't rip otherwise, dont know why) and using the
XMMS cd-read plugin, which rips in realtime and outputs via the soundcard.
Seems to work fine.

Cheers.

James Tyson ---
Samizdat New Media Solutions