LotR:FotR soundtrack CD on Linux

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Author: Kevin Brown
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New-Topics: Laptop for Sale. 500$ out the door.
Subject: LotR:FotR soundtrack CD on Linux
Alan Dayley wrote:
> I just popped in my Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring movie soundtrack
> CD to listen to while doing email. What could be better?!
>
> Well, no sound played. Konqueror cranked up and displayed files that are
> designed to autostart content when the disk is inserted in a Windows box.
> Great. The fine print on the back of the case says it is an enhanced CD for
> going to places on the web. Great. I just want to play the music. Google
> searched turned up an endless list of reviews for the music, movie or game CD
> but I see nothing that notes how to play the music "hidden" behind the
> "enhancement" (grumble! gripe!)
>
> Any ideas on how to get to the music?


As someone else pointed out, don't mount a music cd. You read the raw data
right from the device file (/dev/cdrom in most machines). When mounted the
enhanced stuff (software, etc...) that is on the iso9660 section of the disc is
made available.