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Re: problem playing audio CD's



Philipp Bliedung wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to the multimedia things under Linux :)
> I have the problem that I can't play audio CD's on my computer.
> I've installed everyhting that's related to sound properly - so I'm able
> to play mp3s, *.wav,etc. with freeamp for example, but when I put in a
> CD (even CD's I bought, no CD-R or CD-RW) and I want to mount it I get:
> 
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/cdrom or too
> many mounted file systems
> 
> Even as root I can't do it!  This is how /etc/fstab looks like:
> 
> /dev/cdrom       /cdrom       iso9660
> defaults,user,noauto,ro          0                0
> 
  I think you're just making it harder than it is.  Normally you don't
need to mount audio CDs.

> When I start 'gcd 2.91' under Gnome I get this:
> 
> "Unable to open cd device. Please make sure that you are using teh
> correct device and that you have permission to access the device......"
> The cd-drive works perfectely fine with every CD (cd-rom). So it's not
> the cd-drive that's not working!
> 
> What am I missing, or what am I doing wrong? Any ideas for a good
> cd-player?
> 
> TIA!!
> Philipp  
  You need to add yourself to the cdrom group.
-- 
Morgan Terry

morgan@unibasetech.com
(801) 567-5306



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