SuSE 9.1 - Can't hear any music, other sound works
 

When I try to play a CD with KSCD, it plays, but there's no sound. This is a bit odd, because the sound is perfect in all of the games, as well as system sounds. It says Volume 40% when playing, so the volume is apperently adjusted to the point where I should at least hear it quiet, but turning up my speakers to the max gives no result.

I noticed that other programs like Zinf aren't playing any music either. Could someone help?

That just usually has to do with the way your CD drive is wired. There are a lot of applications that are not quite as finicky as KSCD. The one that I can recall immediately is the totem application, but there are others.

Try installing/running totem and see if you can then hear your CD.

Click on extras in KsCD's panel. Put a check in ' Use direct digital playback. Click Apply. Click OK. Now the sound should be heard.

I can't find "Use direct digital playback" in the extras button. Where exactly is it?

Click on Configure - KsCD. Under CD-Rom Device you'll see 'Use direct digital playback.

I found it now, but it's grayed out (which is probably why I didn't spot it earlier). Why would it be grayed out?

I honestly don't know why yours would be grayed out. Hmmmm.
I upgraded my 9.2 the other day and that's when I couldn't get a CD to play. Someone suggested ticking the digital playback box and I was up and running again.
Possibly someone else here can shed some light on this.

I'm on 9.2 and using KDE 3.3 so my system is more up to date than yours possibly. If you don't want to upgrade to KDE 3.3 then you'll have to install the audio cable from the CD-ROM to the mainboard.

I'll add the cable then. I'll let you know how it turns out. I don't want to upgrade KDE for fear of messing up my stable setup.

That's understandable. Yes, let us know if the cable works ok.

If you have any trouble with the cable, I was able to determine that the totem application I mentioned earlier will play your CD's without that additional hardware. It is a part of your base SuSE install CD contents and is available for install in YaST.

I tried to TotemPlayer, and yes, it did indeed work great! Thank you for your advice.

One more thing, is there a way to rip CDs in Linux? I don't disribute them or anything, it's just for personal use.

Do you have 2 sound cards? ie 1 on the motherboard and an external soundcard then you want to make sure that the one in the bios is turned off

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=293921

This event would happen to anyone who does not have the specific hardwiring that KSCD requires.

I had the problem of low sound quality.
The hint with the digital playback option was superb.

Try this:
Remove the CD from the drive and restart KsCD.
Then you can select a e.g. /media/dvd as a drive and check 'Use direct digital playback'

(SuSe 9.2)

so one could use the cable from the cd to the soundcard or use the ide cable and digital playback. Which one is more economical from the cpu/memory load point of view?

I've seen and used this option before on other distros. For whatever reason..with suse 9.3 and kde 3.4.1 I don't even have this option..:confused:

Digital playback is less economical.

Do you know how much less economical? And how about sound quality?

SuSE 9.1-Can't hear ....music...
 

Hello Kamex,
I'm a Linux openSUSE 9.3 newbie with a KDE desktop and can't receive sound using KsCD, although the KsCD application can read the CD titles as the CD (extension *.cda, not MP3 format) plays on a newly installed Sony (DVD/CD R/RW-800A); the volume is ~87%.
I've been looking for solutions (Post:SuSE 9.3-music Sound Does Not Work introduced on 11/23/05)and am interested in your TotemPlayer option. Internet indicates that TotemPlayer requires the Gnome desktop.
I was wondering if you and other contributors using TotemPlayer have Gnome as the active desktop? Would KDE also work?

Sincerely,
langbein :study: