On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 04:58:04 -0700 (PDT), Linuxer Lin every_day_linux@yahoo.com wrote:

Dear Linux users, Absolutely NEW to Linux, I recently installed RH9.0 and the installation went very well. However, when I tried to play MP3 music or any other cd, it did not respond. Although the song files were displayed in the window, even double clicking didnt help. The tray also does NOT eject and the only way to get the stuck cd out is to REBOOT the pc. I also couldnt configure the Internet access wizard 4 dial-up access. If I wish access Internet thru Cable system how do I configure it coz our Cableman doesnt seem to know about it. All help shall be highly appreciated. Thx in advn.

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I am asuming you are using xmms to play mp3 music. RH9 did not ship with mp3 plugin due to patent concerns. get the plugin here. http://havardk.xmms.org/dist/xmms-1.2.7-rh8-rh9-rpm/

to use cds you need to mount them. To eject cds you need to umount them first. An easy way out will be to give the command "eject" on the command line. You do not need to reboot the PC to eject the cd :D

You can use kppp to configure dial up access.