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