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I was going through the settings in my media players and for my cdrom drive they all point to /dev/cdrom but when I access data files from cds I always ...
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- 01-07-2005 #1Linux Newbie
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How come They're all /dev/cdrom/ ?
I was going through the settings in my media players and for my cdrom drive they all point to /dev/cdrom but when I access data files from cds I always use /mnt/cdrom. I have yet to hear music from a music cd using mandrake and it's starting to make me mad. I have the following media players and they all don't work when trying to play music cds:
-KsCD
-Amarok
-Grip
-Kaffeine
Somebody please help I feel like such an idiot!
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- 01-07-2005 #2Linux Guru
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Try changing the settings to point to /mnt/cdrom.
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- 01-07-2005 #3Linux Guru
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Audio CDs aren't read the same as data CDs. You don't mount audio CDs and you access them via their device name.
That being said, check your CD volume in a mixer. Make sure it is up and not muted. Also make sure that you didn't mount the CD. Lastly check to make sure /dev/cdrom is pointing to the correct device.
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- 01-07-2005 #4Linux Enthusiast
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/dev/cdrom is being mounted AT /mnt/cdrom.
/dev/cdrom is the device, /mnt/cdrom is where it's mounted.
That said, sarumont is correct, you do have to access audio cds as a device.Emotions are the key to the soul.
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