SDL cdrom Question:

SDL Development
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Hello, The SDL depends on the cdrom unit to play the cdrom audio, right?
Well, i wanted to know how can i check if the cdrom unit is capable to
play a cdrom… For example i have two cdrom readers and in one i can play
a disc that in the other i cannot… Thanks for your help.

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Hello, The SDL depends on the cdrom unit to play the cdrom audio, right?

Right.

Well, i wanted to know how can i check if the cdrom unit is capable to play a cdrom… For example i have two cdrom readers and in one i can play a disc that in the other i cannot… Thanks for your help.

Why wouldn’t a CD-ROM reader be able to play a CD-ROM?

See ya,
-Sam Lantinga, Lead Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment

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Sam Lantinga wrote:

Hello, The SDL depends on the cdrom unit to play the cdrom audio, right?

Right.

Well, i wanted to know how can i check if the cdrom unit is capable to
play a cdrom… For example i have two cdrom readers and in one i can
play a disc that in the other i cannot… Thanks for your help.

Why wouldn’t a CD-ROM reader be able to play a CD-ROM?

I would guess it’s because the CD-ROM isn’t connected to the sound card. Not
surprising I would say since I bet most sound cards only have one CD-ROM
connection slot for them.

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What happens if digital CD audio is enabled for the drives?

On Windows this is in Device Manager. I have no idea about Linux or other OSes.

PeterOn 15/07/07, Christophe Cavalaria <chris.cavalaria at free.fr> wrote:

I would guess it’s because the CD-ROM isn’t connected to the sound card. Not
surprising I would say since I bet most sound cards only have one CD-ROM
connection slot for them.