Dear Nick, Though I don't actually know the solution to the problem you are having with KDE lockups, I will suggest not using a CD-RW drive to play audio CDs. The read/write heads on a CD-RW are much heavier than on a standard CD-ROM or DVD-ROM player because it needs a laser to burn CDs. Since the heads are a moving device, the extra weight causes everything to wear out quickly. The extra weight is also the reason why CD-RW devices are rated much slower for reading (typically 8X, as opposed to 50X for a CD-ROM). And of course, the burn lasers add to the cost of the device. So in other words, if you haven't already got a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive installed, you might consider getting one (personally, I'd go for the DVD - not too expensive nowadays).
Sorry if I've gone off-topic. - Robert Storey > [expert] X lockup with audio CDs > From: Nick Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi, > > In LM8.1 w/standard KDE2.2.1: If I play an audio > CD in my CD-RW drive with the KDE cd player (not > tried other players), then I get a few messages > in /var/log/messages saying something like > "/dev/sr0 not ready > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com
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