Questions tagged [cd-rom]

A CD-ROM (stands for Compact Disc Read-only memory) is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback.

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Find which drive the CD Rom Drive is on your using Win32 C++

I created an "Eject" button on my Win32 C++ app that when I press, opens the CD Rom tray. Right now I have it hardcoded knowing that the D drive on my computer is the CD Rom drive. My question is, if I didn't know which drive the CD Rom drive is, or…
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Slow Reading from CDROM

I hope this isn't too off-topic, but found an interesting problem. I have an old CD that I want to back up. If a copy from fresh (putting the CD for the first tame) using the System Drag 'n' Drop, cp or rsync it just hangs. The files are video…
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pygame doesnt find second CD drive

executing this python code (doesn't matter if python 2 or 3) having 1 internal DVD drive and one external usb drive connected. I can access both drives from linux but only the internal is found by pygame. Am I doing something wrong? Python 3.8.2…
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Understanding crc32 polynomial of cdrom

CDROM data use a 3rd layer of error detection using Reed-Solomon and an EDC using a 32_bits CRC polynomial. The ECMA 130 standard define the EDC CRC polynomial as follow (page 16, 14.3): P(X) = (X^16 + x^15 + x^2 + 1).(x^16 + x^2 + x + 1) and The…
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ffmpeg libcdio input device under windows

I'd like to use the ffmpeg tools for cd stuff under windows, however I was unable to provide working -i parameter (My CD Drive is F:\; I tried F:\ and F:\Track01.cda): [libcdio @ 043fe2a0] Could not open drive F:\ [libcdio @ 0635c2e0] Could not open…
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Why cdrom not fully read cdrom when my program works?

I'm writing a program that should read files from cdrom and finds specific files. I subscribed to WM_DEVICECHANGE, for CdRom Device and get DBT_CUSTOMEVENT, DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL, DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE messages. DWORD OpenDevNotify(SCANNING_DRIVE*…
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How do I feed CD audio tracks into an ALSA-driven sound output device?

I'm using a USB CD/DVD drive without built-in sound decoder and controlling it via ALSA, which already works. The host is a Raspberry Pi 3B with the current Raspbian. Here is the corresponding config file: pi@autoradio:/etc $ cat…
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How do I call ICDBurn::GetRecorderDriveLetter() in VS2008 C++? (Solving XP CD write to root)

I am trying to implement the solution given in GetSaveFileName() not returning path of CD burning staging area on XP I'm trying to implement this in VS2008 C++. The ICDBurn::GetRecorderDriveLetter() method is not static and thus cannot be called as…
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How to obtain CD information (burning speed, burning application etc.) in C#

I've got a C# application and I'd like to implement some functionality of Nero Info Tool. It shows a lot of information about CD, but I actually need only two properties: application that was used to burn CD and burning speed. I found only examples…
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How to Open and Close CD-ROM in VBA

My Excel is 64-bit. The following code is not running on Windows and Excel 64-bit. Someone from friends can update this code for Windows and Excel 64-bit? Private Declare Function mciSendString Lib "winmm.dll" Alias "mciSendStringA" (ByVal…
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Scratched CD-ROM / Sector by sector reading / SCSI command

I'm trying to recover data from a slightly scratched CD-ROM. I've tested without success various free or proprietary software (the recover process couldn't even start). I tried to figure out what happened and so far and I've discovered that the size…
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What is the type of this barcode found on some optical discs?

The barcode is found on the clear side of some CDs and DVDs (all of them bearing "DADC", "Sony DADC" or "Sony Music" somewhere on the ring) There are only two widths and they are always in the configuration 1,2 or 2,1. I'll treat these as binary 0…
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How to package .sdf Database Application on CD and run without installing on machines

I am having a challenge that is specifically unique to me. I have browse the questions and answers catalog and what i found does not specifically address my scenario. I created Windows Application on C#.Net with SQL Server CE at the back-end. I…
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HTML CD-ROM database doesn't work in Windows 10

I have a rare CD-ROM database of a biography from the early 1900s. It is HTML and web-based. It installs as 2 separate CDs (which are stored as .ISO files) onto the hard drive. I can then launch the search page with the icon that is created on the…
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How can I insert the CD-ROM drive with Dragon NaturallySpeaking's advanced scripting?

Is there any way to insert the CD-ROM drive with Dragon NaturallySpeaking's advanced scripting?
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