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[Stephen Clement <s.clement AT sympatico.ca>]

sindi keesan wrote:

> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Stephen Clement wrote:
>
> > sindi keesan wrote:
> >
> > > > Sounds like cdda2wav isn't coping with the copy protection, which 
> > > > is odd, it usually doesn't have any problems with it when I use it, 
> > > > what version are you using? Mine is cdda2wav version 
> > > > 2.01a19_linux_2.6.8-1.541smp_i686_i686, and it handles all CD's fine.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I am using what came with SW7.1 cdrtools, which appears to be 1.9.2.
> > > SW8.1 seems to have 1.11a24.  I did not find source code for a later 
> > > version (or a cdda2wav home page).  What libc is your version 
> > > compiled for?
> >
> >
> > Mine is compiled for glibc2.
>
>
> Slackware 7.1 has glibc 2.1.3, Slackware 8.1 glibc 2.2.5, etc.  Which 
> glibc2?  Where did you get it, as a package or did you compile your own?

I'm using BLAG 10000 on my system that runs cdda2wav fine. My glibc2 
version is 2.3.2.

> > > > > I have not found anything on the CD or cover about copy protection.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ok, well I have one that has a copy protection logo on the back and 
> > > > it won't even PLAY on all but one of my computers.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What does it look like?
> >
> >
> > It's a circle with a triangle on the right hand side of the triangle 
> > that has a 'C' in it.
>
>
> I don't find that but I did find two circles with C and P in them on 
> both CDs I have here.

Ok, well I haven't seen that before.

> > > > Indeed, I lack a cable like that too, and I can't play CD's.
> > >
> > >
> > > We don't lack a cable, it was just not playing through it one day.
> > > Would you like me to send you a cable?  We have extras.  You can 
> > > plug your speakers in through the jack in front of most CD drives.
> >
> >
> > No, I have one, its just I have a slim CD-ROM drive that doesn't have 
> > one of those connectors, it will only play CD music through the 
> > onboard sound which has unfortunately died on my computer.
>
>
> Can you disable onboard sound and put in a card, or is this a laptop?

Yes, and that's what I do.

> > > I was going to ask why a Windows music CD copier (Nero) worked when 
> > > the linux cdda2wav did not - Nero must also have bypassed the copy 
> > > protection.
> > > Are there newer CDs that the newer cdda2wav still cannot handle?
> >
> >
> > Besides the one that won't play with my drive (it's the physical 
> > drive's fault, it doesn't work in DOS/Windows either), I've been able 
> > to rip all of my CD's without issues with my new version of cdda2wav. 
> > By the way, I use the GRIP frontend to cdda2wav.
>
>
>
> I ran across mention of that.  It was also not working on 
> copyprotected CDs because cdda2wav was not working.  I am happy with 
> CLI now that I figured out how to use it.
Thanks,

Stephen Clement