The mixer device defaults to muting the CD input to the sound
card. Try doing the following (as root):

    mixerctl -w inputs.cd.mute=off

(I've had varying success using the various X mixer interfaces)

I've been having problems playing CDs on my system, but because
my CD-ROM acts bizarrely when an attempt is made to play. But
playing `manually', using the CD-ROM's play button, works fine.

And thus spake Tony Hernandez:
> 
> Yes I have. It works just fine under linux and when this machine had windows on
> it eons ago it also worked. The cable is plugged in and it should work.. I'm
> thinking maybe the wss device has something to do with it..
> 
> cheers
> Tony Hernandez
> 
> On 01-Feb-00 Bjoern Labitzke wrote:
> > * Tony Hernandez (dbsaint@gru.net) [000201 02:11]:
> >| Well, I can get sound from it using mp3's and wave files. But I cant get any
> >| audio out of it from a audio CD. Unless ofcourse I plug the speakers
> >| directly into the cdrom headphone jack (lame) ..
> > 
> > Have you connected your CD-ROM to your sound card? AFAIK
> > audio from CDs is played directly, not through software
> > (like .wav and .mp3), therefor there has to be a physical
> > connection.
> > 
> > Bye,
> > Bjoern
> > 
> > -- 
> > Bjoern Labitzke  <hermit@cs.tu-berlin.de>
> >    Use PGP! (Don't you use envelopes for your letters?)
> 
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> Date: 31-Jan-00
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