Use CD Ripper on iMac running Parallels 6.0

[dshumphrey]

I recently purchased an iMac running OS V10.6.5. In order to use Windows applications I decided on Parallels 6.0 which creates a virtual Windows environment running, as the name of the product indicates, in parallel with Mac OS. I have Windows 7 installed and loaded dbpoweramp. dbpoweramp pickups the default CD/DVD drive as D: and is pointing at that for the CD rip. Well, when I go into Windows Explorer Parallels has assigned something other than D - could be X, Y or whatever. I have attempted to handle this through various avenues including contacting Parallels support but they merely indicated "that is the way it is". Q: is there a way within dbpoweramp to point at another drive? Has anyone tried using Boot Camp instead of something like Parallels? Thank you so much for any guidance.

[Spoon]

Re: Use CD Ripper on iMac running Parallels 6.0

Before opening CD Ripper, start dBpoweramp Configuration, on the Music Converter tab enable the debug option (click OK), then start CD Ripper, insert a CD into the drive, exit CD Ripper and a debug log will appear, copy the text from the log and paste here please.

[dshumphrey]

Re: Use CD Ripper on iMac running Parallels 6.0

Pursuant to your instructions here is the log file. Thank you for the guidance.

Using SCSI PassThrough [clCDDA::SetCommunication]
->-> [frmMain::RefreshTrackListing]
Quitting Meta Thread: Quit
->-> [clCDDA::ReturnDriveList]
Got drive A:\ ** not CD Rom, type: 2 [cddaSCSIPassTru::FillDriveList]
Got drive C:\ ** not CD Rom, type: 3 [cddaSCSIPassTru::FillDriveList]
Got drive D:\ CD ROM [cddaSCSIPassTru::FillDriveList]
Got drive X:\ ** not CD Rom, type: 4 [cddaSCSIPassTru::FillDriveList]
Got drive Y:\ ** not CD Rom, type: 4 [cddaSCSIPassTru::FillDriveList]
Got drive Z:\ ** not CD Rom, type: 4 [cddaSCSIPassTru::FillDriveList]
<-<- [clCDDA::ReturnDriveList]
->-> [clCDDA::ReadTOC]
LBA FirstIndex: 0 last Index: 0
Type: Audio Track 0 LBA Address: 0
MSF FirstIndex: 0 last Index: 0
Type: Audio Track 0 MSF: 0/0/0
<-<- [clCDDA::ReadTOC]
<-<- [frmMain::RefreshTrackListing]
->-> [frmMain::RefreshTrackListing]
Quitting Meta Thread: Quit
->-> [clCDDA::ReadTOC]
LBA FirstIndex: 0 last Index: 0
Type: Audio Track 0 LBA Address: 0
MSF FirstIndex: 0 last Index: 0
Type: Audio Track 0 MSF: 0/0/0
<-<- [clCDDA::ReadTOC]
<-<- [frmMain::RefreshTrackListing]

[Spoon]

Re: Use CD Ripper on iMac running Parallels 6.0

What are X Y and Z on the system?

[dshumphrey]

Re: Use CD Ripper on iMac running Parallels 6.0

These would be potential assignments for the CD/DVD drive for the virtual Windows based side of the system.

[Bubbamike]

Re: Use CD Ripper on iMac running Parallels 6.0

In Parallels, go to devices, find the name of your CD Drive and select it. Parallels likes to use a virtual drive as the default CD drive. Clicking on Real Cd should also work. My external drive is seen as drive D. If I disconnect that and use the sony superdrive then it is also seen as Drive D and is also seen as Sony XXXXetc. DBPoweramp works really well for me under parallels.

[dshumphrey]

Re: Use CD Ripper on iMac running Parallels 6.0

Fantastic! So easy I am amazed that I spent so much time on a chat line with Parallels support they just gave up. Thank you so much for this straightforward solve.