No way to play audio CDs

[moray33]

I tried play audio CDs but I can't. I'm used that Amarok doesn't work, but I tried VLC and KsCD and the result is the same. Also Dolphin takes too much time to see the files.

[moray33]

In previous versions, VLC and KsCD have always worked with audio CDs, not Amarok. But in this one, neither of them works. I haven't uninstalled Pulseaudio, so maybe it works with Alsa and doesn't with Pulseaudio. I someone else using Pulseaudio tries it, we could know.

[bra|10n]

I also have intel audio.
Amarok working here, no changes to audio setup. Insert audio disk, device notifier pops up with Amarok as an option. CD audio files listed and playable...
Kubuntu-Restricted-Extras installed...
Have you tried a selection of discs by chance?

[moray33]

Amarok works for you playing audio CDs?? Wow, it never did for me in several computers since the first time I tried it two years ago. I tried three discs...

[moray33]

I tried installing kubuntu-restricted-extras and VLC and KsCD are working now (Amarok doesn't, as always). I don't get it, In the installation I selected install codecs, flash and stuff. When I checked in Muon I had installed kubuntu-restricted-addons... What's the difference with kubuntu-restricted-extras?

[bra|10n]

Did you try logging out or restarting? I don't know if it makes a difference in this case, it's just what I do.
Try inserting an audio cd in the tray and see if this helps Amarok.

[moray33]

Yes, I did and, as I said this problem with Amarok has happened to me in several computers. Also using other distros like Chakra and openSUSE... And I'm not the only one.

Well, I've done some testing and it looks that KsCD only plays de CD if it's inserted when the system starts... If you insert the CD when the system initialized, it doesn't work. This is really strange. At least I can listen them using VLC...

[whatthefunk]

I had the same problem. Try using Aqualung.

[alesandro]

Amarok doesn't work for me too. I tried on laptop and desktop. Smplayer did the same with dvds. Kaffeine went fine.

[bra|10n]

Are the CD's that you tried originals or are they copies?

[alesandro]

I tried originals.

[moray33]

I tried originals too.

And I just realize one thing. VLC works but it has to be click on the popup of the device notifier... Well, actually it doesn't to be that way, but if you do use in VLC "Media/Open disc/Audio CD" by default is typed "/dev/cdrom" and I have to chage it to "/dev/sr0", so it's not the most confortable way.

By the way, I tried Aqualung and it works fine.

[bra|10n]

I have also had these issues in the past, but since 11.10 Amarok has worked for me fine. I hope the situation improves for you sometime soon.

[dequire]

Make sure you're using the latest version of Amarok, and it will work fine. It's a feature that works only on recent versions.

Amarok 2.5 In Backports PPA

[skierpage]

Device Notifier, Solid/udev, /dev , or music player problem?

Typically /dev/cdrom or /dev/cdrom1 is a symbolic link to /dev/sr0. In a terminal, enter ls -l /dev/cdrom* . I have a system with two CD-R drives and it also has /dev/cdrom2 as a symlink to /dev/sr1.

You aren't entirely clear about what your problem is. Is it that when you insert an audio CD the Device Notifier actions for some audio players don't work, or that the wrong default device is offered in Media > Open Disc, or is it that even when you explicitly choose to open the appropriate device it doesn't work?

The first might be a problem with System Settings > Device Actions and the second a problem with Solid and/or udisks & udev. I've had both problems with my dual CD-R hardware. For the first, https://bugs.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/+bug/709868 helped me out, I'm afraid I can't remember the specific steps I took to fix it. For the second, it seems VLC's menu always defaults to /dev/cdrom and I don't have one, I don't know whether the best fix is to tweak VLC or create a /dev/cdrom symlink myself. (I don't use Amarok.)