Reading audio cd: cdparanoia fails, cdstatus doesn't

Arla · 07-14-2007, 07:46 AM

cdstatus --rip successfully rips the tracks off an audio cd, while cdparanoia fails with the output:

Code:

/dev/cdrom exists but isn't accessible.  By default,
cdparanoia stops searching for an accessible drive here.
Consider using -sv to force a more complete autosense
of the machine.

More information about /dev/cdrom:
Checking /dev/cdrom for cdrom...
        Testing /dev/cdrom for cooked ioctl() interface
                /dev/sr0 is not a cooked ioctl CDROM.
        Testing /dev/cdrom for SCSI interface
                No generic SCSI device found to match CDROM device /dev/sr0

Since I'm with MythTV, I need to use cdparanoia for ripping. Any help to make it work is appreciated.

Kahless · 07-15-2007, 11:59 PM

sounds like a problem with the permissions. Have you tried running cdparanoia as root, or giving the regular users permissions to use the device?

I dont remember if you can just change the permissions of the mount point, or if you have to edit the fstab file.... or both. I think editing fstab is needed if permissions is the issue. You should be able to find how to do this very easily with a search of the forum.

Arla · 07-19-2007, 02:01 AM

Root can't run cdparanoia either.

The user has got access to the device; I can play dvds and browse data cds.

Only audio won't work.