Questions tagged [cd]

Compact discs (CDs) are a form of removable media. For questions about the "cd" command, use [cd-command], not this tag. CDs have been integral to the computer world for over two decades. CDs have the ability to store data and most computers today have an optical drive for reading and writing data to a CD.

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How can I run a command line only program when I insert an audio CD?

The Removable Media settings in Ubuntu don´t list command line only programs. I´d like to run the command line tool abcde when I insert an audio CD. How do I get Ubuntu´s settings to recognise abcde ...
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How to use CD in way similar to a usb like you can Windows

I'm currently using Lubuntu but this seems to happen in other Distros as well. I can't copy files onto a CD without burning it, however in Windows you can use a CD in a similar way to USB where you ...
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Cannot read CD/DVD

Whenever I insert a CD/DVD in my drive, I cannot read them. Tried manually mounting them, but it shows: no medium found on /dev/sr0. I can only burn DVD (but not CD). My drive is okay, If I boot into ...
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The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk

The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk: [Errno 5] Input/output error This is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or a faulty hard disk. It may help to ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Not displaying DVD Content

I am new user for Ubuntu. I have updated my OS from Ubuntu 12.04 to (12.10 and now) 13.04. I have a DVD of movies, which works fine in Windows 7, and I am able play the movies, and can see the ...
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How do I burn a multi-track .img image to a CD-R or CD-RW?

I have an .img file sizing about 600 MiB. When I wanted to burn this file to a CD (not a DVD), I could not find any program capable of doing so. I tried K3b, Brasero, and AcetoneISO. Nothing was able ...
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Determine if DVD is DVD-R or DVD+R

Is there an Ubuntu/Linux command or app that will determine if a DVD is a DVD-R or DVD+R (DVD-RW or DVD+RW etc.)? Or that will display all the Media Identification Code information of a disc, ...
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Automated Ripping Machine (ARM) - ripping to flac, not ripping to mp3

So I configured ARM and it was working correctly for flac files. However when I set it up for mp3 (I am doing it for someone else end they prefer mp3) it is not working. As for the logs: [2019-11-...
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Rhythmbox - won't play .wav files off of some newer CDs

My Rhythmbox won't play (or even list) some of my .wav files. The ones I tried are taken from more recent CDs (one was from 2013). A screen message was displayed saying I need a "demuxer" to play ...
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How to completely remove PlayOnLinux on 14.04 Ubuntu?

I was trying to install PlayOnLinux from terminal but it failed 2 but the last time it installed but I couldn't agree. But it worked and installed. I installed the latest version. Here is the problem, ...
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DVD : no medium found on /dev/sr0 when there is a DVD

I have a problem with Ubuntu 14.04 and playing DVD's. After installing 14.04 I came to the conclusion that I can not play any DVD's. DVD's cannot even be opened as they are not seen by Ubuntu. The ...
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how to eject cd drive in Ubuntu Vostro15 [closed]

Curently my question is regarding Ubuntu Vostro laptop. I am unable to eject CD drive in my Ubuntu Vostro15. I tried to locate the eject button but was not able to locate any.
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How to create an Ubuntu application CD/DVD with autorun?

Is it possible to burn an Ubuntu app on a CD/DVD, and make an autorun for it, just like Windows? If yes: How to do it with a Snap application? Consider I have downloaded an app from Software Center ...
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After installing an optical drive in a pc ubuntu refuses to boot

After installing an optical drive in a pc ubuntu refuses to boot. I get a black screen, no error message. If I remove the drive it works again. Booting with recovery mode freezes up too. ps: its not ...
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How to burn an audio master cd?

What I do: I record and mix audio using Ardour or Harrison Mixbus. Most of the time now, I don't need to create an master audio cd: bands ans artists are happy enough with audio files. Providing them ...
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How do I access files and directories in a zip file using bash script?

I want to be able to navigate to files located in a zip file from the terminal. I can access the files and directories on the graphical user interface, but I can't seem to use cd to get to them like I ...
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DVD Drive can read CDs but no DVDs

I'm having a weird issue here. The DVD-Drive is recognized and regular CDs are readable, but DVDs (talking about the regular burned one, not movies) aren't. sudo lshw -C disk outputs (except for the ...
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Ubuntu not reading CD/DVD drive

When I insert a CD into my CD/DVD drive, Ubuntu doesn't seem to recognize the drive. When I run sudo lshw -C disk the only output I get is *-disk description: ATA ...
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Is there a way in Ubuntu to rip a CD to FLAC and add ReplayGain tags automatically?

I'm planning to rip my full CD collection (probably more than 100 CDs*) to FLAC with CDparanoia and ReplayGain tags added. Over the years, I used different codecs and quality options for them, ...
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Xfburn: fehlgeschlagen, Burn Run failed [duplicate]

Ich benutze Xubuntu 16.04.6 LTS, momentan mit dem Linuxkern 4.4.0-145-generic x86_64 Außerdem xfburn version 0.5.4 for Xfce 4.12 Ich verwende einen Lenovo W530, der enthält ein CD/DVD-RW-Laufwerk ...
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Repair silent CD

I have a CD from a friend that was imported from India. I can see files when I open it with the PC and listen to them, but putting it in the CD Player gives no joy. What can be done to restore this ...
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How to verify that the ISO I downloaded is bootable before I burn it?

How can I check that the ISO image I've downloaded is bootable, before I burn it?
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Maybe I got an old bug that I can not eject the CD-ROM tray from my laptop

Laptop:DELL inspiron 15 3521 (from 2014), BIOS version A12 OS: Xubuntu 16.04.6 , Kernel: 4.4.0-141-generic. I tried everything I found on internet (almost all of them are old posts +- 5,6 years-old) ...
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How do we specify the quality of Sound Juicer copied CD tracks?

In Sound Juicer's Preferences the user can specify with which filetype to copy the CD data, but how do you specify the desired bit rate, i.e. audio quality?
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How do I copy CD to my Android cellphone using Lubuntu 18.10?

How do I copy an audio CD to my Android 8.1.0 cellphone using Lubuntu 18.10?
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K3b "Unable to load KCDDB configuration module" lubuntu 18.10

I'm trying to copy CD tracks to my computer to put on my Android cellphone in lubuntu 18.10 i386 using default software. I couldn't figure out VLC (which wasn't properly playing the CD) so I opened ...
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CD box label designer

Is there any good program for printing CD jewel case labels, which: automatically fetches the track titles from freedb or similar cdda database allows to customize layout (background color, element ...
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Cannot mount audio CDs (but DVDs are fine)

I seem to have lost the ability to mount audio cds - maybe since upgrading to 17.04? - DVDs mount OK. Nautilus says "Unable to access "Audio Disk" - Location is not mountable". Trying to mount ...
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minimal cd install problem 32-bit

I am trying to install xubuntu from the ubuntu minimal cd, but hit a wall when it "loading additional components." This happens at 18 %. I understand that I can install the xubuntu desktop this way, ...
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How to make vm boot from live cd

I have created a vm for ubuntu 13.04 and configured it to boot from live CD (I want to try Fedora on it), but it doesn't boot. It displays a shell terminal I think and this is it.
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how do i access my dvd rom drive on ubuntu?

I understand that you have to mount your dvd rom or cd rom before using it. I also understand that this has to be done in root in Terminal. i know how to get into root. I dont know the code i have to ...
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problem with k3b not burning audio cd's

I set up k3b (actually a friend converted my computer to Linux) and put a blank cd in my drive, select the songs I want to burn, and push burn. I get a sound and this message: cdrecord has no ...
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Cannot play (or rip) Audio CD (but DVD and Data play)

Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit) I cannot play (or rip) Audio CDs. I can play and read DVDs and data CDs / DVDs. When I try to play an audio CD in VLC I get the following error: Your input can't be opened: ...
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Amarok 2.9.0 does not recognize CD drive Kubuntu 18.04

I am aware that 18.04 has changed the default music player to VLC and not Amarok, but I was hoping perhaps that somebody might know something about it nonetheless. So when I try to run my funky fresh ...
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Printing on CD/DVD with Epson Stylus Photo R285 (or similar)

I need to print on CD/DVD with my Epson R285. Please indicate a method or Ubuntu software for printing on CD/DVD surfaces.
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Root access to blank optical media

Ubuntu seems to have a problem accessing blank optical media using sudo/root. Correct operation Insert a blank CD/DVD in the optical drive. Open a terminal window. Run nautilus You should see a ...
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VLC opening when inserting audio CD despite autoplay being disabled

Whenever I insert an audio CD, VLC opens, despite the CD Audio action in Settings/Removable Media being set to “Do nothing”. I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 with gnome-shell. How can I prevent VLC from ...
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downloading updates

When I click install updates from the update manager I receive the following error message: "Cd/dvd Ubuntu 12.10_quantal quetz_-release 1386 (20121017.2) required" I cannot find this item to burn ...
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Unable to mount Audio Disk: Message recipient disconnected from messages bus without replying

When I insert audio CD I get the following message: Unable to mount Audio Disk Message recipient disconnected from messages bus without replying When I start Sound Juicer the following message ...
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cd tray get ejected automatically Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I'm facing this problem since two months. If it is due to any hardware problem can I disable opening of tray forever using any command.
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What is a good fast CD Audio Ripper for my Lubuntu System?

I have a Lubuntu OS laptop and was wondering what the best CD Audio Ripping Program was? I need the name of the program ASAP! As soon as possible please!
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How to fix this VLC error: "VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvdsimple:///dev/cdrom'"

I have this error the moment I try to open a disc, to play it's content: Playback failure: DVDRead could not open the disc "/dev/cdrom". Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL '...
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Cannot detect CD rom on Lubuntu 17.10.1

I just loaded Lubunto 17.10.1. Cannot read CD rom. When I load the CD, can hear the typical sound of it running and then it stops. But there no pop of the CD directory. What should I do?
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Automatic CD/DVD ripper that supports multiple drives

As the title states, im looking for an automatic CD/DVD (and maybe later an BD) ripping machine. The PC I build is from old hardware and stuff that i had lying around. First the specs: CPU: Intel ...
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blank cd's are not correctly id'd

I have been trying to burn a cd using memorex cd-r cd's. I've tried k3b and braserio with no luck. k3b reports that it "didn't like" the media. when I pull up the disk information, it tells me that ...
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how to solve "wodim no such file or directory.cannot open scsi driver" in 12.04LTS

I'm created a shell script to burn a cd, which was running successful in ubuntu terminal, but it not running if I call this script from php and also I found an error in log file like, wodim: No such ...
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How can I run an executable from a CD when it doesn't have the executable bit set?

A textbook I'm using came with a CD containing a few supplementary applications. To my pleasant surprise, it appears to include an installer for Linux. The readme file on the CD provides the ...
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Cannot find export button in rhythmbox to rip audio cd

This is is my first try to rip an audio cd to flac files. I am using ubuntu 17.10 and rhythmbox opened automatically after inserting the cd. I did not find much information about this topic online, ...
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Is there a way to burn Ubuntu on a CD ROM? [duplicate]

I was trying to install Ubuntu on an older laptop which doesn't have a DVD ROM or a USB boot capabilities. Is there an option to burn the image files to a Cd ROM? I am pretty sure that the size of ...
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How To Get List Of Files From Audio CD Bash Terminal

I've been using VLC with command line batch files for years to rip audio cds. I just tried writing a similar bash script in Ubuntu 14.04 and was surprised--I can't figure out how to get a list of ...

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