XMMS audio player included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not play digital CDA audio data directly - IBM IntelliStation Z Pro

Resolving The Problem

Source
RETAIN tip: H182649
 
Symptom  
You may be unable to hear audio CDs played using the XMMS audio player included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 on your IntelliStation system.
 
Affected configurations  
The system may be any of the following IBM IntelliStations:  

• Intellistation Z Pro, type 6223, any model
• Intellistation Z Pro, type 6227, any model

The following NOS is affected:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 3

Note: This does not imply that the network operating system will work under all combinations of hardware and software. Please see the compatibility page for more information:
 
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

Solution  
The xmms-CDRead audio input plugin can be installed to add this functionality. Visit http://www.xmms.org to view the plugin database and obtain more information.
 
Workaround  
A standard analog audio pass-through cable can be installed in the audio-out header on the CD-ROM drive and connected to the JCDIN1 CD audio header on the system board. See your user manual for internal connector location information.
 
Additional information  
The XMMS application included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 3 does not support playing CDA tracks as digital data directly through the IDE interface. It supports traditional CD audio over the analog pass-through only.