cdemu mx linux

cdemu_mx_linux.md

NOTE

The cdemu packages from deb multimedia repo is broken, so we will have to use ubuntu PPA for this.

Add ubuntu PPA Ref link

sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cdemu.list with content:

# cdemu source
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/cdemu/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main  
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/cdemu/ppa/ubuntu/ bionic main

Add key: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys AFDF4CC6A4F32AA9395FAE8F423A2125D782A00F

Add deb multimedia for libmirage-plugin relevant issue

You can do it using synaptic or sudo vim /etc/apt/sources.list and add deb [trusted=yes] https://www.deb-multimedia.org/ bookworm main non-free

Update and grab the packages

sudo apt install cdemu-client cdemu-daemon gcdemu libmirage-plugin

IMPORTANT STEP: disable deb multimedia after you are done, it usually causes problems!

Start cdemu

NOTE

Sometime you will run into some trouble running the daemon:

posix_spawn avoided (fd close requested) cdemu0: Kernel I/O: failed to open control device /dev/vhba_ctl: No such file or directory!
cdemu: Daemon: failed to start device #0!
cdemu: Daemon: failed to create device!
Daemon initialization and start failed!

Solution to this is to: sudo modprobe vhba to start up vhba device, then start the daemon.

Start daemon

cdemu-daemon

Now you can start gcdemu

gcdemu

Hope that helps.

Ok, loading .cue files is a success and I've successfully played the audio tracks on the mixed mode CD (.bin) it referenced (data / audio combined). VLC can play back successfully, Asunder can view / rip the tracks, but Audacious and DeadBeef can't see the drive (hard coded CD device location?). Hope this helps someone out there.