Hello, Benjamin!
I think you should consider connecting the CDROM audio output to the
sound/audio card with a special cable. This is the only reason why
something you describe would happen i can think of.

Have you listened to the CDs with this computer previously ?



Best regards,
Max.

On ה', 2005-06-23 at 15:25 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear Debbie:
> 
> Thanks for the tip. A good try. I went into Gnome and the gnome-volume-control 
> and UNmuted all the relevant outputs you mentioned. Never saw so many 
> options. I thought perhaps that was Gnome's revenge for my choosing KDE. But 
> still no sound out of my CD. I then went back to KDE and tried to do the same 
> in Kmix. Still no sound. Will have to keep trying.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Benjamin
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday 23 June 2005 14:35, Debbie Mazurek wrote:
> > Try using gnome-volume-control to unmute and crank up the volume on
> > Master, PCM and Headphone outputs.
> >
> > deb
> >
> > On Thu, 2005-23-06 at 13:11 -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> > > Dear friends:
> > >
> > > Here is an update on my audio issue:
> > >
> > > Since I installed mplayer and its mplayerplug-in, I am able to hear and
> > > view embedded Windows Media Player and Quicktime broadcasts on the Net.
> > > So, I wnet to one of my usual web sites and was able to play the WMP
> > > audio by using Mplayer Plugin. It plays fine. The site also has a
> > > RealPlayer feed, but Helix won't play it. I then went to Quicktime and
> > > tested the latest movie trailers. The video was excellent but the audio
> > > was missing. I'll deal with that specific issue by writing to the author.
> > >
> > > However, my CD won't play either in KSCD or in XMMS. So, there is
> > > something wrong in some configuration.
> > >
> > > Would appreciate your help.
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Benjamin