Kubuntu useless for ripping CDs

[Vayu]

Maybe you don't have DMA enabled for your drive?

sudo hdparm /dev/hdb

Replace hdb for whatever your CD drive is. What does it say about dma?


tudza wrote:
> Well, grip was a good suggestion.
>
> For the particular CDs in question, it is getting past the first several 
> tracks that were completely stopping KAudioCreator and an alternative 
> Java application.
>
> I'm not sure if it is the cd paranoia stuff or not.  The Java ripper I 
> tried has this as an option and I had it selected.
>
> Grip is still working much slower than the freeware ripper I use on 
> Windows.  I don't think it is a complete solution to the problem
>
>