Re: [Adcd-bug] Some suggestions for the documents

[Akira Urushibata]

Antonio Diaz Diaz wrote:

Thank you for your reply.


> Adcd uses the kernel commands to play a track, seek, etc. It also 
> displays the error messages served by the kernel. It seems recent 
> hardware is losing the ability of directly playing audio CDs. If this is 
> the case, there is nothing adcd can do.

libcdio comes with a program named cd-drive which reports drive
characteristics.

This is what cd-drive (libcdio version: 0.83) says about my CD-ROM
drive:

  Hardware                                  : CD-ROM or DVD
  Can eject                                 : Yes
  Can close tray                            : Yes
  Can disable manual eject                  : Yes
  Can select juke-box disc                  : No

  Can set drive speed                       : No
  Can read multiple sessions (e.g. PhotoCD) : Yes
  Can hard reset device                     : Yes

  Reading....
    Can read Mode 2 Form 1                  : Yes
    Can read Mode 2 Form 2                  : Yes
    Can read (S)VCD (i.e. Mode 2 Form 1/2)  : Yes
    Can read C2 Errors                      : Yes
    Can read IRSC                           : Yes
    Can read Media Channel Number (or UPC)  : Yes
    Can play audio                          : Yes
    Can read CD-DA                          : Yes
    Can read CD-R                           : Yes
    Can read CD-RW                          : Yes
    Can read DVD-ROM                        : Yes

  Writing....
    Can write CD-RW                         : Yes
    Can write DVD-R                         : Yes
    Can write DVD-RAM                       : Yes
    Can write DVD-RW                        : No
    Can write DVD+RW                        : No

It says "Can play audio : Yes".
May it be that this is incorrect?

People like to advertize what their programs can do.  Accurate information
on what a program can't do is always helpful.