Dell cpi A400XT --can't hear audio cd

[johnboyd]

Hi, sound works when using alsa-xmms to play mp3's, but
not to select the cdrom drive to play audio cd. I can't play
audio cd's with kde's cdplayer either. Neither can I play audio cd's
with a console player. Here are the relevant snippets...

-------------------------/etc/modules.d/alsa----------------------
# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore

##
## IMPORTANT:
## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
## and then run `update-modules' command.
## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
##
## ALSA portion
alias snd-card-0 snd-nm256
## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371

## OSS/Free portion
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##

##Get correct volume settings:
post-install snd-nm256 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
##Store current volume before unloading
pre-remove snd-nm256 /usr/sbin/alsactl store

#ensures module loading when someone opens /dev/dsp
alias /dev/dsp sound-service-0-3

# OSS/Free portion - card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
--------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------/etc/devfsd.conf----------
# ALSA/OSS stuff
# Comment/change these if you want to change the permissions on
# the audio devices
LOOKUP snd MODLOAD ACTION snd
LOOKUP dsp MODLOAD ACTION dsp
LOOKUP audio MODLOAD ACTION audio
REGISTER sound/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
REGISTER snd/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660

# Create /dev/cdrom for the first cdrom drive
LOOKUP ^cdrom$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink cdroms/cdrom0 cdrom
REGISTER ^cdrom/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL mksymlink $devname cdrom
UNREGISTER ^cdrom/cdrom0$ CFUNCTION GLOBAL unlink cdrom
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Can anyone help?

thanks!

[cluster2600]

i have the same laptop but my dvd rom does not work at all do you have any ideas ?
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cyberdyne systems

[johnboyd]

no. I haven't solved the problem yet, but i think it is the laptop
equivilent of not having the cdrom connected to the soundcard.

[johnboyd]

Hey, I found a solution...

I just compiled OSS support for my card (nm256av) into the kernel and now I can hear audio CD's from cdrom!

I think the problem with modules in the dependencies involved with the device file system. Triggering the proper sequence of events to create everything seems more effort than its worth...