Audio CD Issues in Kubuntu-Desktop

[Colin]

It seems that many Kubuntu-Desktop programs have problems with Audio CDs, especially K3b. Audio CDs in Ubuntu-Desktop programs seem to work perfectally until a Kubuntu-Desktop program is run, especially K3b.

I should note that I'm using an external optical drive: RDED-12001. If I open K3b or change folders in Dolphin too fast then the drive stops responding. I can't even eject. This doesn't seem to be an issue with "Files" or Rhythmbox unless KDE already has the drive locked up. I seem to be able to get some responsiveness with a replug but I don't think the drive itself is the issue.

I'm also using a custom kernel 3.10.10 to get audio working over HDMI on Haswell. I think I complied from this commit: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=8bf3379a74bc9132751bfa685bad2da318fd59d7. I copied the ubuntu kernel config and used the defaults for anything new when compiling.

[Colin (colin-)]

I just tested this out in the latest stock kernel 3.8.0-30-generic and it's still an issue. Inserting, ejecting and playing audio CDs work great in Ubuntu-Desktop programs while Kubuntu-Desktop programs struggle with them so much that they often cause the drive to become completely unresponsive, especially K3b.

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[Colin (colin-)]

Based on the description of "transparent audio CD access for KDE 4 applications" my best guess at a package for this issue is kdemultimedia-kio-plugins.