On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:16:58 -0500 Robert Rappaport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Clemens Ladisch wrote: > > >Robert Rappaport wrote: > > > >>After running amixer to set up the card I am still unable to play. > >> > > > >Does "aplay something.wav" work? > > > The aplay command requires options that I am not familiar with. I would > like > to play cd's from my cdrom ( aplay needs a filename which I was not > able guess ), > mp3 music and streaming audio from the internet. aplay needs a file type, > sampling rate, format, and file name. Can you recommend some source > where I > might be able to determine the correct values for these options when > playing > cd's, mp3 files, and streaming audio from the internet with aplay. > > > > > > >>It seems like I should be able to play a cd with workbone > >> > > > >This player assumes that there is an audio cable between the CD drive > >and the sound chip. > > > Good reason why this player doesnt work. > > > > > > >>which I have used since 1998 > >> > > > >On the same machine? > > > No. I bought a new Gateway Desktop that I am trying to set up. This is > to replace an old > Dell on which workbone worked as well as my two old Gateway Laptops. > > > > > > > > >Regards, > >Clemens > > > Thanks for this input. When I tried to guess some values and make aplay > work I did get > some sound from my speakers. I think you have me on the right track. > > Bob Bob, check 'cdparanoia' - it's a program which rips CDs into .wav files with good quality. And you may rip only a track or even less. 'aplay' is the "canonical" application used to test ALSA and "officially" supported by ALSA developers. The counterpart of 'aplay' is 'arecord'. Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
