Really Queer Sound Problem
With one exception sound works perfectly.
Specifically wavp plays wav files, Gnome/Multimedia/CD Player will play
a music cd in /dev/cdrom2 (link to hdd), and workbone -d /dev/cdrom2
will also play the music cd. In each of these examples the sound is perfect.
BUT
the exception is when a music cd is played from /dev/cdrom (link to
hdc). Then there is no sound. The programs run and shows that they are
reading the cd but there is no sound.
This is a new development. Until yesterday there was no exception -
everything worked.
The problem occurred just after I tried - unsuccessfully - to burn cd
using xcdroast.
Note that the cdrom drive addressed by /dev/cdrom is not defective. If
I insert a data cd and mount /cdrom I can read the directories and files
with no problem. I even resorted to re-booting the Windoze. The
Windoze CD Player can play a music cd in hdc with sound - no problem.
In summary, cd players can operate hdc, reading the table of contents,
fast-forwarding to selected tracks and reading tracks but the output
must be going to /dev/null. This is specific to hdc, a 52x cdrom
drive. When the cd players operate hdd, a Sony cdrw drive the signal
goes to the speakers and there are no problems.
For the record this is a Debian Sarge box with a 2.6.8 kernel complied
with ALSA.
I would appreciate any comments or suggestions which would help me track
down this problem.
Tom George
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