CD output problem

[jason@openinformatics.com (Jason E. Stewart)]

Hey All,

I'm running debian unstable on my pismo.

Back about 4 months ago, I used to be able to play audio CD's directly
from XMMS, but then it stopped working. Now when I attempt to add
/dev/cdrom to the playlist like I used to I get a bunch of error
messages in /var/log/syslog:

  Dec  9 08:29:31 amadeus kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 29
  Dec  9 08:29:31 amadeus kernel: hde: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
  Dec  9 08:29:31 amadeus kernel: hde: command error: error=0x54
  Dec  9 08:29:31 amadeus kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 30
  Dec  9 08:29:31 amadeus kernel: hde: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
  Dec  9 08:29:31 amadeus kernel: hde: command error: error=0x54
  Dec  9 08:29:31 amadeus kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 21:00 (hde), sector 31

etc... I am using ALSA, but I found the sound quality was poor, so I
use the OSS output plugin.

When I attempt to use another CD program, grip or cccd, they appear to
play the CD but I get no sound output.

Assistance greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
jas.