Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:39:47 +0100 From: Bert Lagaisse <bert.lagaisse@cs.kuleuven.ac.be> To: Rahul Fernandez <rnf006@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No sound when playing a CD in FreeBSD 4.9 Message-ID: <3FBDEB73.20306@cs.kuleuven.ac.be> In-Reply-To: <20031121091448.77662.qmail@web13508.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031121091448.77662.qmail@web13508.mail.yahoo.com>
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Rahul Fernandez wrote: > Hi, I have set up my sound card and am able to hear sound through it > when playing mp3 files with xmms. I have the cd plugin for xmms and > have, I believe, correctly configured it. The songs on the cd appear > in the xmms playlist and a song appears to be playing but I hear > nothing. I have checked the mixer levels with aumix and everything > seems fine. I have also tried to play a cd using cdcontrol. Again, > the cd drive appears to be playing but I hear nothing. The cd player > works works fine under linux and windows. If it is relevant, it is a > dvd/cd rom combo drive (Lite-on). If anybody has any insght, it would > be most appreciated! Thanks, Rahul > Maybe a common mistake: Is there an audio cable between the drive and the soundcard ? That is necessary to play cdda. I don't know the exact specs but your cd-drive sends the sound kinda "directly" to your soundcard. So that cable is necessary Greetz -- Bert Lagaisse K.U.Leuven, Dept. computerwetenschappen. Email: bert.lagaisse@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Tel: 016 32 78 24
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