> (This may be duplicated, since I posted to the linux.debian.powerpc > newsgroup; I apologise for that.) Simple question: is it at all > possible to play audio CDs on the iBook2? The information I have at > hand[1][2] suggests not, at least not without support in the kernel. > > Oh, well. At least this tells me why cdparanoia does such a good job > of ripping CDs on this system. :) Is there any work under way to > simulate direct playing of audio CDs? Or is it a simple matter of > programming? :)
I am using ide-scsi (can't rip otherwise, dont know why) and using the XMMS cd-read plugin, which rips in realtime and outputs via the soundcard. Seems to work fine. Cheers. James Tyson --- Samizdat New Media Solutions
