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So, do the audio tracks show for you now? Does the Audio CD show up in Dolphin's 'Devices' panel?
Yes, but if I close Dolphine, where is actually this Devices panel?
Do I have to always go through the same steps to locate it for each CD I insert into the drive, or is there a direct way?
The KDE notifier (in system tray) should let you know when a disc has been inserted. From there you generally get a choice about which app you want to use. You can configure via the 'Disks and Devices' applet (or via KDE System Settings). A notifier widget can also be added to the desktop if desired.
The KDE notifier (in system tray) should let you know when a disc has been inserted. From there you generally get a choice about which app you want to use. You can configure via the 'Disks and Devices' applet (or via KDE System Settings). A notifier widget can also be added to the desktop if desired.
Hello again,
The emphasis here is on "Should" and "Generally", you are right for both - BUT in this case, neither is true. I insert the DISC, there is no notification, nor do I get to see the drive as mounted in my list of Media devices.
As we "Speak", I am copying the tracks of a CD from the CD to a new folder on my desktop, that I have just created for this test. There are 26 tracks on the disk, I converted them from a .WAV to .MP3 File format as per the YouTube clip example you pointed me to, it is now copying track #18 out of the 26, this has been taken so far some TWO and a HALF hours... Does it make sense? The largest file size is 5MiB and I run on an Intel NUC i7 PC with 16GB RAM
Why does the YouTube clip show Dolphin with all the external devices listed down the left pane and I don't manage to see such a list? What in Dolphin should I set for this?
Just as a FYI, a real audio CD does not contain a filesystem nor files and can not be mounted.
However, KDE uses KIO-slaves are libraries to create a way to view/operate on files not on the local system. The KIO-AudioCD allows one to view the music tracks on the CD as a filesystem and its protocol uses audiocd:/. It does have some configuration settings. https://apps.kde.org/kio_audiocd/
It does not make sense... How fast the tracks are ripped depends on the hardware but 2.5 hours is way to long and I would guess something has gone astray.
The emphasis here is on "Should" and "Generally", you are right for both - BUT in this case, neither is true. I insert the DISC, there is no notification, nor do I get to see the drive as mounted in my list of Media devices.
Check your KDE notifier settings. Look for the 'Disks and Devices' widget and right-click on it, or via KDE System Settings.
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As we "Speak", I am copying the tracks of a CD from the CD to a new folder on my desktop, that I have just created for this test. There are 26 tracks on the disk, I converted them from a .WAV to .MP3 File format as per the YouTube clip example you pointed me to, it is now copying track #18 out of the 26, this has been taken so far some TWO and a HALF hours... Does it make sense? The largest file size is 5MiB and I run on an Intel NUC i7 PC with 16GB RAM
Understand that it is not quite the same as merely copying files. It needs to convert the tracks on the fly to the desired format and this process may take time, although this does seem a long time. BTW, I haven't needed to do this for over ten years, and don't currently have a PC running Linux with a CD/DVD drive.
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Why does the YouTube clip show Dolphin with all the external devices listed down the left pane and I don't manage to see such a list? What in Dolphin should I set for this?
From the Dolphin menu: View > Show Panels > enable Places
*You only appear to have 'Folders' enabled.
Check your KDE notifier settings. Look for the 'Disks and Devices' widget and right-click on it, or via KDE System Settings.
Understand that it is not quite the same as merely copying files. It needs to convert the tracks on the fly to the desired format and this process may take time, although this does seem a long time. BTW, I haven't needed to do this for over ten years, and don't currently have a PC running Linux with a CD/DVD drive.
From the Dolphin menu: View > Show Panels > enable Places
*You only appear to have 'Folders' enabled.
Installed the Disks & Devices widget, the CD ROM is plugged in but doesn't show on the list, not even after it finished "Loading" through the long way of seeing the CD.
When I said it takes a LONG time to copy - it is AFTER I have already converted all the 26 tracks to mp3
Only when I clicked "Unlock Panels" it came up in the list - as "Audio CD" - is this now permanent?
In practice, it is easiest to create a custom action with System Settings and peek the description from the custom action desktop file (within the user profile directory).
System Settings > Hardware > Removable Storage > Device Actions, add a custom action (eg offer a particular app) based on on the device type and its contents when matching.
System Settings > Hardware > Removable Storage > Device Actions, add a custom action (eg offer a particular app) based on on the device type and its contents when matching.
Followed the steps, see attached what I see, but completely unclear what to do with that
That was really for extra learning, and for adding a custom option (eg launch a particular app), not something that has to bee done.
You can check for hidden places (including devices) in Dolphin by right-clicking on a blank space within the side panel and selecting 'Show Hidden Places'. This will only show if there are such hidden devices of course.
That was really for extra learning, and for adding a custom option (eg launch a particular app), not something that has to bee done.
You can check for hidden places (including devices) in Dolphin by right-clicking on a blank space within the side panel and selecting 'Show Hidden Places'. This will only show if there are such hidden devices of course.
Never thought that trying to play a music CD can be so much hard work in Linux KDE Plasma
Thanks for your time and your true help. I am dropping the idea
Alex
It shouldn't be. I would expect you would get a desktop notification and offering you a choice of options to play the music in a given application etc.
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