Description of problem: Actually the default application to open when an audio CD is inserted is totem ("totem %d", see /etc/gconf/schemas/gnome-volume-manager.schemas ), but totem lacks the CDDB functionality. Also in comments to bug #188421 John Thacker says that Totem is going to remove audio CD support, I don't know if that's true. The alternative applications are: 1) gnome-cd ("gnome-cd --unique --play %d"), but the --play option doesn't seem to work (neither the internal preference). In FC4 it was the default and worked (just tested on an old machine) 2) rhythmbox, but it doesn't have a command line option to start playing a CD 3) sound-juicer ("sound-juicer -pd %d"), it works, but plays only the first track, then stops (it's not a CD player!). So I suggest to change the default to gnome-cd and investigate why it doesn't start playing. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1. In GNOME menu, go to Desktop -> Preferences -> Removable Drives and Media. Under Multimedia -> Audio CD discs you can find "totem %d" (alternatively see /etc/gconf/schemas/gnome-volume-manager.schemas ). 2. Insert an audio CD. Actual results: totem will start automatically, but track info won't be displayed. Expected results: A program with CDDB functionality should start.
This is fixed in F7 and probably also FC6, furthermore FC5 is going EOL, so I close it as WONTFIX.