Sound Servers on Linux - What the?

[Brett I. Holcomb]

Some apps, such as XMMS depend on the audio coming from the CD to the sound 
card through the cable.  I found that out when my XMMS did not work on CDs 
- I had the CD in the drive with no cable!

James McDonald wrote:

> James McDonald wrote:
> 
>> Folks
> OK so I'll try opening the case and checking if the CD Audio cable is
> plugged into the motherboard. But shouldn't the sound be coming through
> from the OS not the cable?
> 
> Running the CD player apps as root doesn't seem to make a difference,
> still a deafening silence.

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Brett I. Holcomb
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