Re: [linux-audio-user] ALSA and usb-audio

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] ALSA and usb-audio
From: Joseph Zitt (jzitt_AT_metatronpress.com)
Date: Tue Aug 06 2002 - 03:15:08 EEST


On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 01:35:10 +0200
Vincent Touquet <vincent.touquet_AT_pandora.be> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 04, 2002 at 12:47:44PM -0700, Joseph Zitt wrote:
> (cut)
> >would it be possible to
> >set things so that the CDs play through the laptop's built-in
> >headphone port (to which the CD drive is apparently hardwired). The
> >sound isn't quite as good as through the USB, but sufficient for
> >casual listening. According to the specs I checked, the internal
> >sound chip is a Crystal Semiconductor CS4237B audio controller.
> >I'm guessing that it should be simple, but I'm not clear on how to do
> >it.
>
> If you put an audio cd in the tray and close
> it, doesn't the cd automatically starts playing ?
> Sometimes it works that way. Or maybe there
> is a play button on you cdrom device to
> start the playing if it doesn't happen automatically.
> The sound should be coming through the headphone
> plug then.

The drawer closes.
The CD spins.
The CD player app comes up.
It counts off time as if playing.

No sound.

Today I went out and bought a CD player.

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