[H-GEN] CD (Playing) Problems

Joel Michael joel at gimps-r-us.com
Sun Jun 13 23:25:38 EDT 2004


James Mills wrote:

> Here are some attempts through a couple of command-line cd players.
> 
> $ cdplay
> cdplay: can't open cdrom (/dev/cdrom)
> cdplay:  CD status is no_disc
> 
> $ cdcd
> cdcd: /dev/cdrom: No such device or address
> 
> $ ls -l /dev/scd0  
> brw-rw----    1 root     cdrom     11,   0 2003-11-11 13:30 /dev/scd0
> 
Are you in the 'cdrom' group?

Two ways to tell if this is the problem:

1.  Try playing a cd as root, if this works it is a permission problem
2.  Try 'chmod 666 /dev/scd0', and playing a cd.  If this works, again 
you have a permission problem. (Remember to 'chmod 660 /dev/scd0' after 
testing)

If neither works, then you have a different problem.

If either one works, add yourself to the 'cdrom' group, and log out and 
back in again.





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