Michael A. Peters wrote: > On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 16:36 -0700, Hoffmann wrote: >> >> Hi All: >> >> Since, finally, I got my CD drive working (reading my >> music CDs), I became very happy, and I did a mistake >> on the list. I replied to the list by including >> 'Problem SOLVED' on the subject. However, I am not >> sure if the original posting (Robert Cahn) already >> solved his problem. So, let's move our attention to >> him now. I mean, let's try to help him in his case. >> Sorry for that Robert. >> Best, >> Hoffmann > His problem is he bought a CD that does not conform to the Audio CD > Standard. > Basically - his CD is broken. It may be broken by design, but it is > still broken. He should get a refund and in the future, only buy CD's > that are not broken. The OP might try turning off CD-related options in Applications|Preferences|Removable Media to avoid the kernel panic (someone else has suggested disabling hald, but that seems a little broad-spectrum). If the system is running with a borked CD inserted it's often possible to rip such CDs, even though they can't be played as normal audio CDs (I find that more than a little ironic). Bit of a pity they treat customers like criminals really. -- imalone
