mikejr Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 The mandrake installation went a little too easy I have just noticed that I can't play CD's. I have two drives, the one on top is a DVDrom and the one beneath is a CDRW. When I put a CD into the top drive, nothing happens. When I put a CD into the bottom drive, the CD Player program opens up, but I hear nothing... I can't seem to get it to recognize CD's. Games have sound, everything else seems to work sine. Any suggestions on how to fix? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fissy Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 this might be insulting your intelligence, if so sorry... tried turning up the cd volume in your mixer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejr Posted March 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 :D Already tried. When I put a CD in the bottom(CDRW) drive, the player opens up and says no Disc. If I press eject in the program, the top Drive opens - not the drive w/ the CD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 what cd player are you using? KSCD in KDE? if so, or for any cd player for that matter, check to make sure you have the proper path to your cd player in the options. in KSCD, click on the button with the hammer & screwdriver on it & look where it says cd-rom device & make sure it points to your cd player, not your dvd player, "apply" "ok", quit KSCD & restart it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 also, when you say you checked the volume settings in your mixer, which mixer did you check? kmix or aumix? if it was kmix, check the settings in aumix because they override kmix settings. kicker->mutlimedia->sound->aumix. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejr Posted March 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Yes, it is pointed to the dvd player, and this is ok, as I would prefer to listen to cd's in the dvd player anyhow... This also suggests that I can't use the CDRW to listen? I also found this thread at: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ar...2003/04/4/54741 suggesting that this whole matter is due to a needed cable between the drives and the mobo so it will work in linux... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 well, the work around would be just to make the path to your cdrw player, not your dvd player. i'm not entirely sure, but i don't think KSCD can play cd's from a dvd player. try changing the path. can't be that much a big deal to listen to cd's in your cdrw player, can it? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejr Posted March 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 (edited) I don't have an aumix, just Kmix... What is the path to my CDRW? cdrom2 ? Edit: path is cdrom1... Now the tracks show - but still no sound :( Edited March 13, 2004 by mikejr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 the path should be /dev/cdrom(0,1,2........etc) with the number depending on how many cdrom devices you have & where it is installed (as master or slave device). you can check in /dev/cdroms & see what yours is listed as. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 try installing aumix. it's on one of the mdk cd's. open mcc->install software & type aumix in the search box. install it, then run it & adjust the settings. if it doesn't automatically put a shortcut in kicker->multimedia->sound (it should) the just run it from terminal by typing.......... aumix hit enter Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejr Posted March 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 aumix installed, volume for CD is set at 100 - no sound... I'm beginning the think I need that cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 if you mean a sound cable, it's easy enough to check if you have one. (though i don't understand why you wouldn't) just do what they say in the link you posted. if for some reason you don't, just go to your local computer supply store & pick one up. they only cost a few dollars & can be installed in a minute. just 2 plugs to plug in. other than that, i'm stumped as to why the sound isn't working with the cdrw. but the more i think about it, it could be you do have a sound cable but it's plugged into the dvd drive. if that's the case, you could test the theory by unplugging the cable from the dvd & plugging it into the cdrw & see if you get sound then. if you do, before you go get yourself another cable, make sure there's an extra connector plugin on your sound card for it to be plugged in to. if not, i THINK you can get a cable splitter of some sort or a 2 in 1 sound cable (2 plugs on 1 end for the 2 drives, 1 plug on the other end for the sound card). Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejr Posted March 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 What am I thinking? I have integrated sound (DellPrecision 650)... That means there must be a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 even with integrated sound, there has to be a sound cable from your cd/dvd drives to your mobo for the sound to work. i have integrated sound here, too, but i still need to have a sound cable from my CD drive to the mobo for my CD sound to work. so, again, open your case & check if there is a sound cable hooked to your CDRW drive. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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