Re: how to play audio cd

[Tom Gilbert <gilbertt tomgilbert freeserve co uk>]

* Scott Haug (eldamitri@hotmail.com) [990805 17:45]:
> It isn't a gnome issue, but strangely enough this was dealt with on this 
> list about a week or so ago.  You can follow the thread here.
> 
> http://www.gnome.org/mailing-lists/archives/gnome-list/1999-July/0782.shtml
> 
> To diagnose the problem, we need to know more.  First of all, can you get 
> cd's to play with your hardware set up at all?  Do you dual boot to windows 
> and, if so, does it work there?  What type of soundcard do you have?  What 
> sound driver are you using (OSS or ALSA)?  As the other poster mentioned, 
> have you checked your hardware connections and volume levels in a mixer 
> application?
> 
> I have similar problems with my linux system.  My soundcard is an Ensoniq 
> AudioPCI, and I was told that it is likely a driver issue.  The OSS drivers 
> (at least the one's that come with the kernel) are broken WRT cd audio, but 
> that the ALSA drivers work.  Unfortunately, I haven't had time to install 
> the ALSA drivers yet, so I can't comment on whether or not that fixed my 
> problem.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> -Scott

Audio cd stuff has nothing to do with soundcard drivers!

btw, I have the same soundcard as you, and have no driver problems at
all. What kernel are you using? Kernels 2.2+ all come with a built in
driver for this. All it took me was one click in make xconfig to
enable my soundcard. No configuration/modules/fiddling necessary...

Tom.
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