FS#17888 - cd console players do not output any sound

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by solsTiCe (zebul666) - Monday, 18 January 2010, 13:36 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 18 January 2010, 22:34 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Description:
when using cdcd 0.6.6-5 [extra] or mcdp 0.4a-3 [community] or adcd 1.0-1 [AUR], I can't get any sound.
I can play the CD with mplayer or exaile.

I have found another guy on IRC with that problem and another one in the forums http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=87058

so I really wonder if it's an issue with those players. it can't be hardware.

in my case, I have a SATA TSSTcorp DVD+/-RW TS-H653B. I thought about the infamous digital audio cable that could be missing. but a google search made me think this cable is not needed anymore with SATA drive.

is it libcdaudio that is too old to support SATA drives ? is it the kernel ?

do you have any sound with any console player (except mpd may be) ?
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Monday, 18 January 2010, 22:34 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  Hardware limitation, without analog audio cable, libcdaudio-based players won't play any sound.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 18 January 2010, 22:33 GMT
libcdaudio uses analog playback features in CD-drives. This requires the analog audio cable, which is no longer present on most SATA drives. Players like mplayer do digital audio extraction and play the result of that to your soundcard.

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