Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-17 Thread Howard Eisenberger
On 2009-07-15, AG wrote: > Nothing is muted - have double-checked and checked again - and as > mentioned Rhythmbox picks up the drive okay ... just nothing else seems to. > > Tried to do what you suggested and even when directing it to the drive I > either get the response that it is not a dire

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-15 Thread AG
Alan Greenberger wrote: So, I don't know if you (or anyone else here) has any further thoughts/ suggestions. Google searches are now beginning to either throw back Have you run a mixer and made sure the volume is up and nothing is muted? What happens if you run aplay something.wav

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-15 Thread Alan Greenberger
> So, I don't know if you (or anyone else here) has any further thoughts/ > suggestions. Google searches are now beginning to either throw back Have you run a mixer and made sure the volume is up and nothing is muted? What happens if you run aplay something.wav -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Jones
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:54:48PM EDT, AG wrote: > Chris Jones wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:34:07PM EDT, AG wrote: > unable to read any CD in the SATA drive. >> You want the cdtool package, per "apt-cache show", size = 62122 (lenny). >> >> :-) >> >> Seriously I'd be curious to know

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-14 Thread AG
Chris Jones wrote: On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:34:07PM EDT, AG wrote: unable to read any CD in the SATA drive. KSCD has become hug and ugly and also doesn't play the CD although can recognise the tracks. You want the cdtool package, per "apt-cache show", size = 62122 (lenny). :-)

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-14 Thread AG
Alan J. Greenberger wrote: AG, Instructions were for Lenny / KDE3. I don't have a Squeeze system. If it is nowhere on the GUI, then all I can suggest is a possible workaround: Exit kscd. On KDE3, just hitting the X in the upper right hand corner just gets rid of the GUI, but it still is runn

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-14 Thread Alan Greenberger
On 2009-07-13, Cousin Stanley wrote: > Thanks for this advice regarding the KsCD configuration > as I'm now happily listening to Mozart from an old CD > > Previously, KsCD would list the CD tracks and go through > the motions of playing, but no sound I discovered that setting

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-13 Thread Chris Jones
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:34:07PM EDT, AG wrote: >>> unable to read any CD in the SATA drive. KSCD has become hug and >>> ugly and also doesn't play the CD although can recognise the tracks. You want the cdtool package, per "apt-cache show", size = 62122 (lenny). :-) Seriously I'd be curious

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-13 Thread AG
Alan Greenberger wrote: unable to read any CD in the SATA drive. KSCD has become hug and ugly and also doesn't play the CD although can recognise the tracks. Try: kscd / Extras / Configure KsCD / Use direct digital playback presumably: alsa Alan T

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-13 Thread Cousin Stanley
> Try: > kscd / Extras / Configure KsCD / Use direct digital playback > presumably: alsa Alan Thanks for this advice regarding the KsCD configuration as I'm now happily listening to Mozart from an old CD Previously, KsCD would list the CD trac

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-13 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Mihira Fernando wrote: > On Sunday 12 July 2009 10:09:50 pm AG wrote: >> Can anyone recommend any good* audio CD player please? [..] >> unable to read any CD in the SATA drive. KSCD has become hug and ugly >> and also doesn't play the CD although can recognise the tracks. > Amarok ? I like amaro

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-13 Thread Alan Greenberger
> unable to read any CD in the SATA drive. KSCD has become hug and ugly > and also doesn't play the CD although can recognise the tracks. > Try: kscd / Extras / Configure KsCD / Use direct digital playback presumably: alsa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-us

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-12 Thread Goran Dobosevic
AG wrote: Hi List Can anyone recommend any good* audio CD player please? * this is of course subjective. For me, this constitutes the following: + good playback + gui + displays cover art of album + looks up artist/ titles, etc on CDDB + works fine on SATA DVD/CD-RW drives I a

Re: Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-12 Thread Mihira Fernando
On Sunday 12 July 2009 10:09:50 pm AG wrote: > Hi List > > Can anyone recommend any good* audio CD player please? > > * this is of course subjective. For me, this constitutes the following: > + good playback > + gui > + displays cover art of album > + looks up artist/ titles, etc o

Recommended Audio CD player?

2009-07-12 Thread AG
Hi List Can anyone recommend any good* audio CD player please? * this is of course subjective. For me, this constitutes the following: + good playback + gui + displays cover art of album + looks up artist/ titles, etc on CDDB + works fine on SATA DVD/CD-RW drives I am currently