audio error in VLC

[Peter Garrett]

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:33:06 -0700
"David Fox" <dfox94085 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have experimented with the manual page on mplayer and I can't manage
> to get the device to open if I use the cdda: option. For instance:
> 
> dfox at newbox:~$ mplayer cdda://1/dev/scd0
> MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.2.3 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
> CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ (Family: 15,
> Model: 107, Stepping: 2)
> CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
> mplayer: could not connect to socket
> mplayer: No such file or directory
> Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
> 
> Playing cdda://1/dev/scd0.
> Can't open CDDA device.
> Failed to open cdda://1/dev/scd0.

The cdda:// option for mplayer is separate, as is the device option.
Try something like:

mplayer  -cache 500 -cdda speed=1 cdda://1 -cdrom-device  /dev/scd0

-- 
Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au>
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