HELLO,

I have one problem - I can`t burno audio CDs with k3b. My OS is Linux 2.4.22, SLackware 9.1, KDE 3.2.1, k3b 0.11.9. I choose Project -> Audio CD and when I choose some mp3s, which I want to make to an Audio CD, it shows me this message "Unable to handle the following files due to an unsupported format:" I have installed the Monkey Audio Encoder/Decoder, but no effect Please HELP ME! Tell me which options I should change to burn Audio CDs

I go straight to the command line for CD stuff, myself.

1. convert mp3s to wav (I use lame for mp3 stuff)
2. burn cd

How about CD copying, ripping and burning? I can't figure it out.
# CD burning copying ripping info
Is it configured and what is the device? Command this to find out:
cdrecord -scanbus
Adding an IDE CD-Writer to Linux
Linux DVD HOWTO
CD Writing HOWTO
Burning CDs on Linux
# Burn an ISO to disk
cdrecord -v speed=<burning speed> dev=<your device> /path/to/foo.iso;eject
# Burn from disk to disk
cdrecord -v dev=<your device> speed=<burning speed> -isosize /dev/cdrom;eject
# ISO information
isoinfo -i -d /dev/cdrom
# Generate an ISO from a directory.
mkisofs -vrTJUV "Label" -o foo.iso /path/to/directory
# Generate an ISO from a CD
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=foo.iso
# cdparanoia - search for a drive with reporting of autosense:
cdparanoia -vsQ
# Rip a complete audio CD with cdparanoia
cdparanoia -B "1-";eject
Linux MP3 CD Burning mini-HOWTO
# Convert mp3 to wav with lame
for i in *.mp3; do lame --decode $i `basename $i .mp3`.wav; done
# Burn a CD from wav files
cdrecord -v -audio -pad speed=<burning speed> dev=<your device> /path/to/*.wav;eject
# Copy CD using cdrdao
cdrdao read-cd --device <your device> --read-raw --datafile mydata.bin -v 99 mydata.cue
cdrdao write --device <your device> --overburn -v 99 --speed <burning speed> mydata.cue
# Erase a CDRW
cdrecord -v dev=<your device> speed=<burning speed> blank=fast
# Mount CD iso images as a filesystem
mount /path/to/foo.iso /mnt/<directory> -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0
Example:
mount /pub/iso/distros/Mandrake92-cd1-inst.i586.iso /mnt/cdrom -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0

Is there another way to burn audio CDs, without makink the mp3 to a *.wav file? I like k3b and it is easy to burn CDs with it. I think that I have not made correctly the options, plugins ...

I know of no other way.

If I were you, I would install lame if not already installed and configure it to use that for mp3.

Music CDs use the CDDA (CD digital audio) format, you can burn the (forgot the sample rate, but it's got 44 in it I think) wav files to CDDA with cdrecord as shown above. Your gui pointy-clicky are front ends to those programs, so you must not have it figured correctly. The how-to link I posted should explain other encoders/decoders to use.

If you want to see the errors produced by your front end, run it from an x terminal and post the output of the x terminal error messages.

I find the command line much easier to use for CD work because you have access to all the flags, not just what the gui designer decided to put in.

WIth which program I can convert mp3 files to wav ?

See my first answer or the how to link. My favorite is listed there and I believe I chose it because of the comments in the howto.