Description of problem: Insert an audio CD, and open KsCD player to play it, when audio is playing, no sound output could be heard. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kdemultimedia-3.5.4 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install RHEL5.1 2.Play audio CD using KsCD 3. Actual results: No sound output Expected results: Sound should be audible Additional info:
it's not a bug. http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdemultimedia/kscd/kscd-options-tab.html --- there are two ways that personal computers can play a CD. The first method (which KsCD refers to as direct digital playback), is performed by reading the digital data from the CD using Digital Audio Extraction (DAE). This data is sent to your machines CPU which converts the digital data to sound. This method requires a CD drive that is capable of DAE (most new drives are) and it requires some CPU processing time to generate the sounds you hear. The second method uses the internal circuitry available on most CD drives to read the data and generate the sounds you will hear without using your computers CPU. This data is transmitted by a dedicated cable directly to the sound card in your computer. This method requires less CPU proccessing time, but it does require that the dedicated cable be connected inside your computer. Not all computers have this connection. The checkbox labeled Use direct digital playback determines which method KsCD uses to read the audio tracts. If there is a mark in the checkbox, the first method is used. If there is no mark in the checkbox, the second method is utilized. ---