Re: Sound is working for everything but cds
My apologies to both of you and to the list for this... I had removed my
CD-ROM earlier for use in installing linux on another box, and when I
reinstalled it I didn't plug in the cable. I'll just slink back into my
cave now....
Andy
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> i would've suggested this to, but he did say that CD's played under windows.
>
> wouldn't windows need a cable from the CD player to the sound card too?
>
> pete
>
> On Fri 15 Dec 00, 2:36 PM, Chris Gray said...
> > >>>>> Andrew Perrin writes:
> >
> > ap> Okay, I know this is a boring issue, but I've now finally got
> > ap> sound working okay (as evidenced by the fact that I can play
> > ap> .wav files at will), but I still can't play cds. The cd's
> > ap> spin, and if I plug headphones into the jack in the CD-ROM
> > ap> drive I hear the music, so I know the player is working fine.
> > ap> It also works fine under That Other Operating System Whose
> > ap> Name We Shall Not Speak, so I know the connections are okay.
> >
> > ap> I've used a mixer to bring up the volume on the CD input, and
> > ap> I can hear .wav files played so I know sound is working. But
> > ap> there's no output from the sound card when playing audio cd's.
> >
> > ap> I'm not using ALSA at this point - just soundcore and
> > ap> sonicvibes (the driver for my cound card).
> >
> > ap> Any ideas?
> >
> > There usually needs to be a connection between the CD-ROM and the
> > sound card for CD playing to work. The kernel sound driver isn't a
> > part of the whole equation.
> >
> > So if there is a wire coming from the back of your CD-ROM that isn't
> > plugged in anywhere, try plugging it into your soundcard.
> > Unfortunately I can't be more specific because I am not able to see
> > your whole setup.
> >
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