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authorRoss Burton <rburton@src.gnome.org>2005-02-15 12:15:28 +0000
committerRoss Burton <rburton@src.gnome.org>2005-02-15 12:15:28 +0000
commit24c3ea067852b935ad3a36009390c9b698046103 (patch)
tree4d4bebfa854ebf4e201cc4a012a5ea146fb97e71 /README
parent06216d04560e2df0a88c6e23c240e666b5a60d0b (diff)
Add blurb about kernel modules
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Licensed under the GPL, version 2 or greater.
This is Sound Juicer, a CD ripping tool using GTK+ and GStreamer.
Requirements:
-* GNOME 2.2 Platform (libgnomeui, gconf, libglade)
+* GNOME 2.10 Platform (libgnomeui, gconf, libglade)
* GStreamer 0.8.1 and above
Do the usual configure/make/make install malarky, and run "sound-juicer" in
@@ -21,18 +21,27 @@ will show the chat between Sound Juicer and the MusicBrainz servers.
Common Problems
===============
+"Sound Juicer can't see my CD drive!"
+
+Sound Juicer queries the kernel for CD drives, so you don't need to know the
+device name. For this to work you'll need some kernel modules loaded: either
+ide-cd (for IDE drives) or sg (for SCSI drives).
+
+
"Sound Juicer doesn't start, it can't find a plugin to access the CD drive!"
You need the GStreamer cdparanoia plugin. Most distributions should ship this
with GStreamer, if you built it youself check you have the cdparanoia headers
installed.
+
"I cannot encode to MP3!"
To encode to MP3 you need the GStreamer Lame plugin. Most distributions don't
ship this due to patents and licence fees, so you will have to build lame
yourself, and then rebuild gstreamer-plugins.
+
"It won't rip my CD!"
Try ripping the cd with cdparanoia, cdda2wav, grip, or any other CD ripper. If
@@ -41,6 +50,7 @@ none of these work, you've probably got a copy protected CD which your drive
won't read. If it does work, try different output formats in Sound Juicer and
if some work while others don't, file a bug explaining what happens.
+
Known Issues
============