From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 13 00:54:25 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D7451065676 for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:54:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout020.mac.com (asmtpout020.mac.com [17.148.16.95]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F0538FC0A for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:54:25 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from cswiger1.apple.com ([17.209.4.71]) by asmtp020.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-23.01 (7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011)) with ESMTPSA id <0LSZ00JEZBUHRM30@asmtp020.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:54:17 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.4.6813,1.0.211,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-10-12_08:2011-10-12, 2011-10-12, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1110120322 From: Chuck Swiger In-reply-to: <20111013021459.6eb958f1.freebsd@edvax.de> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:54:16 -0700 Message-id: <3908D37D-F2C5-422C-82AE-020F10AD28C2@mac.com> References: <4E924B4D.4050801@centurytel.net> <20111010063740.GA23603@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <4E92BF3C.8080807@centurytel.net> <20111010104450.GA28895@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <4E9616FD.5080404@centurytel.net> <447h49yed0.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <4E9627A6.8000907@centurytel.net> <20111013021459.6eb958f1.freebsd@edvax.de> To: Polytropon X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: "Michael D. Norwick" , FreeBSD Subject: Re: Can't access a music CD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:54:25 -0000 On Oct 12, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Polytropon wrote: > On today's disc drives, you typically don't have a > 3.5mm headphone connector for direct listening. Also > some sound cards (unlike most onboard sound chips) > have the ability to connect the "CD audio" wire inside > the machine. This feature is obsolete, but still works. > It's typically not part of laptop designs. A fair number of motherboards with integrated audio will take the analog audio output from a CD/DVD drive; the better ones will also accept a 3-pin digital SP/DIF connection as well. Even if they don't, however, it's not uncommon for them to have audio connectivity in the form of a microphone input buried within a 10-pin extension header (AC'97 and Intel's HD Audio front panel connector), rather than have a 4-pin or 3-pin connector which matches the cable which came with the CD/DVD drive. Anyway, none of the above should not be needed with modern SATA devices-- digital audio data goes directly over the SATA cable without a need for a separate audio cable. Any laptop (which isn't obsolete) would use this route. Regards, -- -Chuck