[KLUG Members] more on cd ripping....

[Adam Williams]

>When I try to use grip, as soon as i hit the rip or
>rip + encode buttons I hear the cd spin up and then
>the grip program simply disappears.  No explaination
>or anything.  I have tryed several encoders.  

Are you sure the encode program configured actually exists?

Can you try and encode a file manually based upon what is in the config 
panel and see if maybe the encoder program is dying for some reason.

>I have also found another program called ripperX.  The
>program has a really nice interface and I can get it
>to rip down to a wav file.  I can also get it to
>encode an ogg file but it keeps giving me a 0 bite
>file when I use Lame for mp3 files.
>any ideas??

This plus the previous problem make me think you have a lame version of 
lame :) or maybe no lame at all.  I had this once.

On a related note -  How does one deal with the security of CD ripping?  
cdrecord needs to be root to scan the generic SCSI devices?  You could 
setuid cdrecord (or run it via ksu, Kerberos) but then a user potentially 
has access to ANY SCSI device.  My mind fills with horrific visions of ISO 
images laid down on top of /usr....  Or do you just change the permission 
on the specific device file and somehow tell cdrecord that that device is 
the default (globally)?

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