As noted here http://xubuntu.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2343, it looks like the problem is with the invocation.
In Settings -> Removable Drives and Media -> Multimedia, under Audio CD, changing parole --device=%d to parole --device=% cdda:// seems to fix it. (I don't know if this is technically correct, but it works for me.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1322384 Title: Parole Media Player fails to play audio CD To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/parole/+bug/1322384/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs