Beginner's problems getting amarok to work

[Roger Fern]

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 Hello

 
 I've only just started to use Linux at home in deadly earnest (new 
pc, new start,  etc.).  Things have not gone too  badly, but I've run 
into 1 or 2 problems which I can't work my way  round, and I wondered 
if anyone could shine any light?  I'm sure  they're novice's 
problems.  It's a bit like buying a new car.  You  get a nice manual 
with it, but it doesn't tell you anywhere in it  that you've got to 
put petrol in – people are expected to “just know”  that.  My 
problems are probably in that category...
 
 The pc has 2 hard discs, and 2 optical drives.
 
 Software: pre-installed dual-boot Windows XP and SuSE 10.1 (KDE 
3.5.1)  (All  the hardware works according to spec under XP, so it's 
all been  plugged together straight.)  SuSE comes on 1 DVD and 6 CDs.

 When I try to run amaroK to play a music CD, the option “Play Audio  
CD” is greyed out, as though amaroK doesn't recognise that there's a  
CD there.  Konqueror happily  recognises the CD's  existence, and 
gives you a list of the files on  it.  What am I doing wrong, please?  
I'm at a loss, and am asking anyone who might be able to help.  So, 
has anyone on this list got any ideas about what the problem is, or 
where to look for a solution, please?  Am I getting a path wrong, or 
something...?

Any help or suggestions of where to look gratefully received.  If  
anyone wants to reply, and if you think it's of general interest, you 
could reply to the list, but otherwise please reply to me personally, 
 at fern.rw at googlemail.com.  
 
 Thanks for reading this.
 
 Roger Fern
 
 Novice.
 
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Roger Fern, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Written using KMail under SuSE Linux 10.1

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