fedora 3.0 can't open audio cds

[bondjames007usa]

I loaded up Fedora 3.o using an atapi cd rom and a ricoh MP9060 and the system works fine and reads data off both cd drives. The problem is I went to make a back up copy of an audio mix and fedora cd writer returns can't open super block error on both cd rom drives. do I need to add drivers or something and if so how do i do it and where do I get them.

[bwkaz]

You don't mount audio CDs... if you want the audio off them, you need a ripping tool. Something like cdda2wav or cdparanoia should work. (Or whatever Fedora's using for a GUI wrapper around them.)

Then use your favorite CD burning tool to burn the audio files back to the other CD. (cdrecord would work from the CLI, but I assume Fedora has one or more GUI wrappers for it too.)

[banzaikai]

Fedora 3/4 uses both K3B and XCDRoast as the GUI wrappers (if selected from install menu). I've had good results with both, but I favor K3B.

My guess is that you're trying to create/copy the CD as a Data project, when you should be using Audio. Try...

K3B: Applications -> Sound & Video -> K3B -> New Audio CD Project -> (Follow instructions / drag-n-drop)

XCDRoast: Applications -> System Tools -> CD Writer (icon says XCDRoast) -> Create/Duplicate CD -> Drag-n-drop (it knows what to do with everything)

I haven't used either one to create any mix CDs from MP3/Ogg, but I'm pretty sure they'll both use the mp3towav and oggtowav conversion if you have them. Both allow for cdparanoia, too. They also make use of the FreeDB for album lookups, so it really is drag-n-drop of each song in your mix.

(Shouldn't that be "bondjames007uk"?)

banzai "burn, baby, burn" kai

[bwkaz]

Try...

K3B: Applications -> Sound & Video -> K3B -> New Audio CD Project -> (Follow instructions / drag-n-drop) Ooooh, that looks like a better plan than mine. ;)

I suppose that's probably what I get for using twm (i.e. leaving KDE out) and cdrecord for so long. :p

[banzaikai]

Oddly enough, I'm getting razzed about liking the CLI (on another message board - it wouldn't happen here).

Since 007 seems relatively new to Fedora, the GUI was the best way to go. With RH9 and Fedora, they've switched to Bluecurve (?), which combines both Gnome and KDE into one happy family.

And have you noticed how we Michiganders have totally hogged this thread? :D

banzai "Thumbpit" kai