On Sunday 13 October 2002 07:10 pm, Damian wrote: > I may be wrong, but AFAIK: > > This is because Linux uses the little cable that goes from CDROM > to soundcard to play audio CD's. (this means no messing with drivers > or anything. the CD is played in a "standalone" mode on the CDROM, > and the sound is sent right into the sound card's internal sound input.) > > Now, for playing MP3, it is a completely different story, since the > "MP3 audio" is data that has to be read, processed, and sent thru the > system bus to be played by the soundcard. This requires a working > configuration (drivers for the soundcard being the main issue).
This idea sounds like a winner.
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