#164733 cdtool: Play after pause sometimes starts at beginning

Package:
cdtool
Source:
cdtool
Description:
text-based audio CD player and CD-ROM control commands
Submitter:
Mark Carroll
Date:
2026-06-15 03:59:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#164733#5
Date:
2002-10-14 19:30:43 UTC
From:
To:
Play after pause sometimes starts at the beginning of the CD again,
although it also sometimes works correctly. Here's an example when it
fails:

$ cdinfo -v ; cdpause ; cdinfo -v
play 8 21:41.06  1:35.31
paused 8 21:41.07  1:35.32
$ cdinfo -v ; cdplay ; cdinfo -v
no-status 0 21:41.07  1:35.32
play 1  0:02.01  0:00.01
$

The CD player wasn't touched in between the two command lines above.
FWIW,

$ cat /proc/ide/hdc/model
ASUS CRW-4012A
$ cat /proc/ide/drivers
ide-cdrom version 4.59
ide-disk version 1.10
$
#164733#8
Date:
2004-03-20 05:22:55 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Mark,

Does it make a difference how long the pause is?

I'm asking because some drives are known to be buggy in loosing the
current playing position after a longer (30 seconds or more) pause or
when they spin down.

Cheers
Max