Re: [SLE] Recognising a different CD drive.

5 Feb 2002

      Hi Keith,

I've been there.  I eventually changed it manually in the kscd configuration 
file (kscdrc) located in .kde2/share/config directory.  The only problem then 
was resetting the permissions on the device which I think I did via the 
permissions.local file in the /etc directory (it was on my machine at home, 
and I don't recall the exact details of that part but can furnish you with 
more info later if you wish).  Anyway, glad to know that you got it going.

Eddie

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Hello Eddie.

Thanks for your reply.

I was using Kscd, as I have always done with my previous computer.

After you had asked which KDE application I was using, I looked at Kscd and
changed the CDROM device from /dev/cdrom to dev/cdrecorder. I tried changing
it both when logged in as ROOT and as a USER, but every time, Kscd crashed
with the error that it caused the signal 11 (SIGSEGV).

I have now installed XMCD and that works, so I am using it instead.

I have no idea why Kscd kept crashing.

Thanks for the pointer.

Keith

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddie Howson" 
To: "Keith Powell" 
Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [SLE] Recognising a different CD drive.

What kde application are you using to try and play the audio CD?

Eddie

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I have two internal IDE CDROM drives, the first is a player connected as
Primary/Slave. The second is a CDWriter connected as Secondary/Master. I
want to play audio CDs from the second drive, but I can't find a way of
getting SuSE/KDE to do this. It will only find the first drive and try to
play from that.

I have changed Control Centre/Sound/Audio IO Slave from /dev/cdrom to
/dev/cdrecorder as I thought from reading the manuals, that may do it. But
it doesn't. The second (Secondary/Master) drive plays audio CDs in Windows,
so the audio lead is plugged up correctly.

What do I have to edit to get the second drive recognised instead of the
first?

I am running an unmodified version 7.3 as I am setting up a new computer.

Many thanks for any advice.

Keith