SMPlayer Support Forum

I have a new LG external drive which I'm using with a Lenovo ThinkPad T400. When I play an audio cd the player frequently skips and the "buffering" indicator appears in the information block. Is there anything I can do to change the settings in SMPlayer so that the audio disc won't skip? This skipping hasn't occurred when playing a dvd.

Please send the smplayer log (options -> view logs).

Okay, here's a lot of info, I hope it is what you wanted. Frankly, it is Greek to me!

[21:48:04:286] global_init
[21:48:04:322] global_init: config file: '/home/john/.config/smplayer/smplayer.ini'
[21:48:04:339] Preferences::load
[21:48:04:339] AssStyles::load
[21:48:04:349] Preferences::load: config_version: 4, CURRENT_CONFIG_VERSION: 4
[21:48:04:374] Translator::loadCatalog: can't load qt_en_US from /usr/share/smplayer/translations
[21:48:04:409] Translator::loadCatalog: can't load qt_en_US from /usr/share/qt4/translations
[21:48:04:424] Translator::loadCatalog: successfully loaded smplayer_en_US from /usr/share/smplayer/translations
[21:48:04:424] This is SMPlayer v. 14.9.0 running on Linux
[21:48:04:424] Compiled with Qt v. 4.8.1, using 4.8.1
[21:48:04:424] * application path: '/usr/bin'
[21:48:04:424] * data path: '/usr/share/smplayer'
[21:48:04:424] * translation path: '/usr/share/smplayer/translations'
[21:48:04:424] * doc path: '/usr/share/doc/smplayer'
[21:48:04:424] * themes path: '/usr/share/smplayer/themes'
[21:48:04:424] * shortcuts path: '/usr/share/smplayer/shortcuts'
[21:48:04:424] * config path: '/home/john/.config/smplayer'
[21:48:04:424] * ini path: '/home/john/.config/smplayer'
[21:48:04:424] * file for subtitles' styles: '/home/john/.config/smplayer/styles.ass'
[21:48:04:424] * current path: '/home/john'
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::processArgs: arguments: 1
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::processArgs: 0 = /usr/bin/smplayer
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::processArgs: files_to_play: count: 0
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::gui: changed working directory to app path
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::gui: current directory: /usr/bin
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::gui: user_theme_dir: /home/john/.config/smplayer/themes/Gonzo
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::gui: theme_dir: /usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::gui: user_theme_resource: /home/john/.config/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc
[21:48:04:424] SMPlayer::gui: theme_resource: /usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc
[21:48:04:564] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[21:48:04:564] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[21:48:04:573] Images::setThemesPath: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes"
[21:48:04:573] Images::resourceFilename: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[21:48:04:573] Images::setTheme: loading "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[21:48:05:137] Core::changeFileSettingsMethod: hash
[21:48:05:137] MplayerLayer::setRepaintBackground: 0
[21:48:05:137] Preferences::monitor_aspect_double
[21:48:05:137] warning: monitor_aspect couldn't be parsed!
[21:48:05:137] monitor_aspect set to 0
[21:48:05:292] Playlist::setModified: 0
[21:48:05:296] Playlist::loadSettings
[21:48:05:296] Playlist::addItem: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:05:296] Playlist::setModified: 0
[21:48:05:296] Playlist::updateView
[21:48:05:296] Playlist::updateView: name: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:05:310] Style name: 'gtk+'
[21:48:05:310] Style class name: 'QGtkStyle'
[21:48:05:385] Favorites::load
[21:48:05:397] Favorites::load
[21:48:05:397] TVList::parse_channels_conf
[21:48:05:410] VList::parse_channels_conf: /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf.ter doesn't exist
[21:48:05:410] TVList::parse_channels_conf: can't open /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf
[21:48:05:410] Favorites::load
[21:48:05:424] TVList::parse_channels_conf
[21:48:05:424] VList::parse_channels_conf: /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf.ter doesn't exist
[21:48:05:424] TVList::parse_channels_conf: can't open /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf
[21:48:05:426] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[21:48:05:437] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[21:48:05:437] BaseGui::updateRecents
[21:48:05:438] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:438] Core::changeSubVisilibity: 1
[21:48:05:438] Core::tellmp: 'sub_visibility 1'
[21:48:05:438] WARNING: tellmp: no process running: sub_visibility 1
[21:48:05:438] Core::displayMessage
[21:48:05:438] BaseGui::setStayOnTop: 0
[21:48:05:438] BaseGui::setStayOnTop: nothing to do
[21:48:05:438] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:438] BaseGui::updateRecents
[21:48:05:438] UpdateChecker::UpdateChecker: enabled: 1
[21:48:05:438] UpdateChecker::UpdateChecker: days_to_check: 7
[21:48:05:438] UpdateChecker::UpdateChecker: days since last check: 1
[21:48:05:452] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[21:48:05:452] BaseGui::updateRecents
[21:48:05:452] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:452] BaseGuiPlus::loadConfig
[21:48:05:452] SkinGui::createActions
[21:48:05:452] SkinGui::createControlWidget
[21:48:05:484] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: "mplayerwindow"
[21:48:05:484] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: "mplayerlayer"
[21:48:05:484] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: "mplayerwindow logo"
[21:48:05:484] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: ""
[21:48:05:488] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[21:48:05:488] BaseGui::updateRecents
[21:48:05:489] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:489] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:489] SkinGui::loadConfig
[21:48:05:491] DesktopInfo::isInsideScreen: geometry of screen: x:0 y:0 w:1280 h:800
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: 'toolbar'
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action open_file
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action open_url
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action favorites_menu
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action separator
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: adding separator
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action screenshot
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action separator
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: adding separator
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_file_properties
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_find_sub_dialog
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_tube_browser
[21:48:05:491] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_preferences
[21:48:05:491] Helper::qtVersion: 4801
[21:48:05:492] SkinGui::loadConfig: playlist visible: 0
[21:48:05:492] SkinGui::loadConfig: playlist position: 0, 25
[21:48:05:492] SkinGui::loadConfig: playlist size: 493 x 178
[21:48:05:493] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:493] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:502] Images::setThemesPath: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes"
[21:48:05:502] Images::setTheme: unloading "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[21:48:05:502] Images::resourceFilename: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[21:48:05:502] Images::setTheme: loading "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[21:48:05:523] BaseGui::showEvent
[21:48:05:555] BaseGui::loadActions
[21:48:05:555] ActionsEditor::loadFromConfig
[21:48:05:630] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[21:48:05:630] BaseGui::updateRecents
[21:48:05:630] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:05:630] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:06:438] BaseGui::checkReminder
[21:48:07:438] BaseGui::checkIfUpgraded
[21:48:17:683] BaseGui::showLog
[21:48:39:226] Core::play
[21:48:39:227] Playlist::playItem: 0 (count:1)
[21:48:39:227] playlist_path: ''
[21:48:39:227] Core::open: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:39:227] Core::open: * identified as dvd
[21:48:39:227] Core::openDVD: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:39:227] DiscName::split: disc_url: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:39:227] DiscName::split: protocol: 'dvd'
[21:48:39:227] DiscName::split: title: '1'
[21:48:39:227] DiscName::split: device: '/dev/sr1'
[21:48:39:227] Core::saveMediaInfo
[21:48:39:228] MplayerVersion::isMplayerAtLeast: comparing 25391 with 33472
[21:48:39:228] MplayerVersion::isMplayerAtLeast: comparing 29407 with 33472
[21:48:39:241] Core::initPlaying
[21:48:39:241] Core::startMplayer
[21:48:39:241] DiscName::split: disc_url: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:39:241] DiscName::split: protocol: 'dvd'
[21:48:39:241] DiscName::split: title: '1'
[21:48:39:241] DiscName::split: device: '/dev/sr1'
[21:48:39:241] Core::startMplayer: checking if stream is a playlist
[21:48:39:242] Core::startMplayer: url path: ''
[21:48:39:242] Core::startMplayer: url_is_playlist: 0
[21:48:39:251] Core::startMplayer: setting working directory to '/home/john/Pictures/smplayer_screenshots'
[21:48:39:251] MplayerVersion::isMplayerAtLeast: comparing 27667 with 33472
[21:48:39:251] MplayerVersion::isMplayerAtLeast: comparing 29058 with 33472
[21:48:39:251] Core::startMplayer: * not using -colorkey for gl:yuv=3
[21:48:39:251] Core::startMplayer: * report if you can't see the video
[21:48:39:251] MplayerVersion::isMplayerAtLeast: comparing 27872 with 33472
[21:48:39:251] MplayerVersion::isMplayerAtLeast: comparing 24924 with 33472
[21:48:39:251] Core::startMplayer: edl file: ''
[21:48:39:251] MplayerLayer::playingStarted
[21:48:39:251] Screen::playingStarted
[21:48:39:251] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 1
[21:48:39:251] Screen::playingStarted
[21:48:39:251] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 1
[21:48:39:251] Core::startMplayer: command: '/usr/bin/mplayer -noquiet -nofs -nomouseinput -sub-fuzziness 1 -identify -slave -vo gl:yuv=3 -ao pulse -nokeepaspect -autosync 100 -nodr -double -input nodefault-bindings:conf=/dev/null -stop-xscreensaver -wid 56623139 -monitorpixelaspect 1 -noass -subfont-autoscale 1 -subfont-text-scale 5 -subcp enca:en:ISO-8859-1 -subpos 100 -volume 100 -dvd-device /dev/sr1 -dvdangle 1 -nocache -osdlevel 0 -vf-add screenshot -noslices -channels 2 -af scaletempo,equalizer=0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0 -softvol -softvol-max 110 dvd://1'
[21:48:40:815] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'MPlayer2 UNKNOWN (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team'
[21:48:40:816] MplayerVersion::mplayerVersion: MPlayer2 version found: UNKNOWN
[21:48:40:816] MplayerProcess::parseLine: MPlayer SVN: 33472
[21:48:40:828] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'mplayer: could not connect to socket'
[21:48:40:828] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'mplayer: No such file or directory'
[21:48:40:828] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.'
[21:48:40:828] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'Terminal type `unknown' is not defined.'
[21:48:40:828] MplayerProcess::parseLine: ''
[21:48:40:828] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'Playing dvd://1.'
[21:48:40:866] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.13 for DVD access'
[21:48:40:933] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed'
[21:48:40:938] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'libdvdnav:DVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed'
[21:48:40:938] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.BU.'
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'Can't open VMG info!'
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'No stream found to handle url dvd://1'
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: ''
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: ''
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'Exiting... (End of file)'
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: detected end of file
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: 'ID_EXIT=EOF'
[21:48:40:939] MplayerProcess::parseLine: detected end of file
[21:48:40:940] Core::finishRestart: --- start ---
[21:48:40:940] Core::newMediaPlaying: --- start ---
[21:48:40:940] Core::initializeMenus
[21:48:40:940] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[21:48:40:940] MediaData::list
[21:48:40:940] filename: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:940] duration: 0.000000
[21:48:40:940] video_width: 0
[21:48:40:940] video_height: 0
[21:48:40:941] video_aspect: 1.333333
[21:48:40:941] type: 1
[21:48:40:941] novideo: 0
[21:48:40:941] dvd_id: ''
[21:48:40:941] initialized: 1
[21:48:40:941] chapters: 0
[21:48:40:941] Subs:
[21:48:40:941] Programs:
[21:48:40:941] Videos:
[21:48:40:941] Audios:
[21:48:40:941] Titles:
[21:48:40:941] demuxer: ''
[21:48:40:941] video_format: ''
[21:48:40:941] audio_format: ''
[21:48:40:941] video_bitrate: 0
[21:48:40:941] video_fps: ''
[21:48:40:941] audio_bitrate: 0
[21:48:40:941] audio_rate: 0
[21:48:40:941] audio_nch: 0
[21:48:40:941] video_codec: ''
[21:48:40:941] audio_codec: ''
[21:48:40:941] MediaSettings::list
[21:48:40:941] current_sec: 0.000000
[21:48:40:941] current_sub_id: -1000
[21:48:40:941] current_program_id: -1000
[21:48:40:942] current_video_id: -1000
[21:48:40:942] current_audio_id: -1000
[21:48:40:942] current_title_id: 1
[21:48:40:942] current_chapter_id: 0
[21:48:40:942] current_angle_id: 1
[21:48:40:942] aspect_ratio_id: 1
[21:48:40:942] volume: 40
[21:48:40:942] mute: 0
[21:48:40:942] external_subtitles: ''
[21:48:40:942] external_subtitles_fps: '0'
[21:48:40:942] external_audio: ''
[21:48:40:942] sub_delay: 0
[21:48:40:942] audio_delay: 0
[21:48:40:942] sub_pos: 100
[21:48:40:942] sub_scale: 5.000000
[21:48:40:942] sub_scale_ass: 1.000000
[21:48:40:942] closed_caption_channel: 0
[21:48:40:942] brightness: 0
[21:48:40:942] contrast: 0
[21:48:40:942] gamma: 0
[21:48:40:942] hue: 0
[21:48:40:942] saturation: 0
[21:48:40:942] speed: 1.000000
[21:48:40:942] phase_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] deblock_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] dering_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] gradfun_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] noise_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] postprocessing_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] upscaling_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] current_denoiser: 0
[21:48:40:943] current_unsharp: 0
[21:48:40:943] current_deinterlacer: 0
[21:48:40:943] add_letterbox: 0
[21:48:40:943] karaoke_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] extrastereo_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] volnorm_filter: 0
[21:48:40:943] audio_use_channels: 2
[21:48:40:943] stereo_mode: 0
[21:48:40:943] zoom_factor: 1.000000
[21:48:40:943] rotate: -1
[21:48:40:943] flip: 0
[21:48:40:943] mirror: 0
[21:48:40:943] loop: 0
[21:48:40:943] A_marker: -1
[21:48:40:943] B_marker: -1
[21:48:40:943] forced_demuxer: ''
[21:48:40:943] forced_video_codec: ''
[21:48:40:944] forced_audio_codec: ''
[21:48:40:944] original_demuxer: ''
[21:48:40:944] original_video_codec: ''
[21:48:40:944] original_audio_codec: ''
[21:48:40:944] mplayer_additional_options: ''
[21:48:40:944] mplayer_additional_video_filters: ''
[21:48:40:944] mplayer_additional_audio_filters: ''
[21:48:40:944] win_width: 400
[21:48:40:944] win_height: 300
[21:48:40:944] win_aspect(): 1.333333
[21:48:40:944] starting_time: -1.000000
[21:48:40:944] is264andHD: 0
[21:48:40:944] Core::newMediaPlaying: --- end ---
[21:48:40:944] Core::changeAspectRatio: 1
[21:48:40:944] Core::displayMessage
[21:48:40:947] Core::setVolume: 100
[21:48:40:947] Core::tellmp: 'volume 100 1'
[21:48:40:948] Core::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:948] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:948] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:948] Core::displayMessage
[21:48:40:951] AudioEqualizer::setValues
[21:48:40:951] Core::changeZoom: 1.000000
[21:48:40:951] Core::displayMessage
[21:48:40:954] Core::changeSubVisilibity: 1
[21:48:40:954] Core::tellmp: 'sub_visibility 1'
[21:48:40:954] Core::displayMessage
[21:48:40:956] SkinGui::enableActionsOnPlaying
[21:48:40:956] BaseGui::enableActionsOnPlaying
[21:48:40:958] BaseGui::autosaveMplayerLog
[21:48:40:958] Playlist:: getMediaInfo
[21:48:40:958] Playlist::updateView
[21:48:40:959] Playlist::updateView: name: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:960] Core::sendMediaInfo
[21:48:40:960] Favorites::getCurrentMedia: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1', 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:960] Favorites::getCurrentMedia: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1', 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:960] Favorites::getCurrentMedia: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1', 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:960] BaseGuiPlus::updateMediaInfo
[21:48:40:960] BaseGui::updateMediaInfo
[21:48:40:963] Core::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:963] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:963] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:963] Core::finishRestart: --- end ---
[21:48:40:963] BaseGui::enterFullscreenOnPlay: arg_start_in_fullscreen: -1, pref->start_in_fullscreen: 0
[21:48:40:963] BaseGui::newMediaLoaded
[21:48:40:963] BaseGui::newMediaLoaded: mdat.stream_title:
[21:48:40:963] Recents::addItem: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:963] BaseGui::updateRecents
[21:48:40:964] Playlist::setModified: 0
[21:48:40:964] DiscName::split: disc_url: 'dvd://1//dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:964] DiscName::split: protocol: 'dvd'
[21:48:40:964] DiscName::split: title: '1'
[21:48:40:965] DiscName::split: device: '/dev/sr1'
[21:48:40:965] Playlist::addFiles
[21:48:40:965] Playlist::updateView
[21:48:40:965] Playlist::addFiles: latest_dir: '/media/TWILIGHT_ZONE_DISC3/VIDEO_TS'
[21:48:40:965] BaseGui::checkPendingActionsToRun
[21:48:40:965] BaseGui::checkMplayerVersion
[21:48:40:965] MplayerVersion::isMplayerAtLeast: comparing 25158 with 33472
[21:48:40:965] Core::checkIfVideoIsHD
[21:48:40:970] MplayerProcess::gotError: 4
[21:48:40:970] MplayerLayer::playingStopped
[21:48:40:970] Screen::playingStopped
[21:48:40:970] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[21:48:40:970] Screen::playingStopped
[21:48:40:970] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[21:48:40:970] BaseGui::showErrorFromMplayer
[21:48:40:972] MyProcess::procFinished
[21:48:40:972] MyProcess::procFinished: Bytes available: 0
[21:48:40:972] MplayerProcess::processFinished: exitCode: 0, status: 0
[21:48:40:972] MplayerLayer::playingStopped
[21:48:40:972] Screen::playingStopped
[21:48:40:972] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[21:48:40:972] Screen::playingStopped
[21:48:40:972] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[21:48:40:972] Core::processFinished
[21:48:40:972] Core::processFinished: we_are_restarting: 0
[21:48:40:972] Core::processFinished: play has finished!
[21:48:40:973] Core::processFinished: exit_code: 0
[21:48:40:973] Core::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:973] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:973] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:40:973] SkinGui::disableActionsOnStop
[21:48:40:973] BaseGui::disableActionsOnStop
[21:48:40:974] Playlist::playNext
[21:48:40:974] Playlist::updateView
[21:48:40:974] Playlist::playItem: 1 (count:0)
[21:48:40:974] Playlist::playItem: out of range
[21:48:40:974] BaseGui::playlistHasFinished
[21:48:40:974] Core::stop
[21:48:40:975] Core::stop: state: Stopped
[21:48:40:975] Core::stop: mset.current_sec: 0.000000
[21:48:40:975] Core::stop: mset.current_sec set to 0
[21:48:40:975] Core::stopMplayer
[21:48:40:975] WARNING: Core::stopMplayer: mplayer in not running!
[21:48:40:975] SkinGui::disableActionsOnStop
[21:48:40:975] BaseGui::disableActionsOnStop
[21:48:40:975] BaseGui::playlistHasFinished: arg_close_on_finish: -1, pref->close_on_finish: 0
[21:48:43:156] Core::changeOSD: 0
[21:48:43:156] Core::pausing_prefix
[21:48:43:156] Core::tellmp: ' osd 0'
[21:48:43:157] WARNING: tellmp: no process running: osd 0
[21:48:43:157] Core::updateWidgets
[21:48:43:157] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[21:48:43:157] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[21:49:17:716] BaseGui::showLog
[21:50:10:793] MplayerWindow::mouseReleaseEvent
[21:50:10:794] BaseGui::leftClickFunction
[21:50:10:794] BaseGui::processFunction: 'dvdnav_mouse'
[21:50:10:795] BaseGui::processFunction: action found
[21:50:10:795] BaseGui::processFunction: action is disabled, doing nothing

According to the log you're opening the disc as a DVD. If it's an audio CD you have to open it with the option Open -> Disc -> Audio CD.

No, I have checked the audio cd designation. I have also played dvd's on the drive which may be why they show up here. I've tried a number of audio cd's and they all seem to have this same buffering problem.

Then send the log after trying to play an audio cd.

Okay, I apologize for the delay but here is the log after playing an audio cd. Sorry it is rather lengthy but you probably know what you are looking for. Thank you for your attention!
Whoops! The log is too long to fit into the maximum allowable space!! What do you suggest?

One other thing that I've noticed...when I begin playing the cd there is a loud "buzzing" sound that emits from the drive. After it starts that sound ceases, but then the buffering problem sets in. Thank you again.

Okay, sorry for the delay. Once again, there is bad buffering going on when I try to play an audio cd. I know this is a good player and there shouldn't be this problem. Here is the info after playing an audio cd:

[00:20:49:529] global_init
[00:20:49:529] global_init: config file: '/home/john/.config/smplayer/smplayer.ini'
[00:20:49:529] Preferences::load
[00:20:49:530] AssStyles::load
[00:20:49:530] Preferences::load: config_version: 4, CURRENT_CONFIG_VERSION: 4
[00:20:49:530] Translator::loadCatalog: can't load qt_en_US from /usr/share/smplayer/translations
[00:20:49:530] Translator::loadCatalog: can't load qt_en_US from /usr/share/qt4/translations
[00:20:49:530] Translator::loadCatalog: successfully loaded smplayer_en_US from /usr/share/smplayer/translations
[00:20:49:530] This is SMPlayer v. 14.9.0 (svn r6690) running on Linux
[00:20:49:530] Compiled with Qt v. 4.8.6, using 4.8.6
[00:20:49:530] * application path: '/usr/bin'
[00:20:49:530] * data path: '/usr/share/smplayer'
[00:20:49:530] * translation path: '/usr/share/smplayer/translations'
[00:20:49:530] * doc path: '/usr/share/doc/smplayer'
[00:20:49:530] * themes path: '/usr/share/smplayer/themes'
[00:20:49:530] * shortcuts path: '/usr/share/smplayer/shortcuts'
[00:20:49:530] * config path: '/home/john/.config/smplayer'
[00:20:49:530] * ini path: '/home/john/.config/smplayer'
[00:20:49:530] * file for subtitles' styles: '/home/john/.config/smplayer/styles.ass'
[00:20:49:530] * current path: '/home/john'
[00:20:49:530] SMPlayer::processArgs: arguments: 1
[00:20:49:530] SMPlayer::processArgs: 0 = smplayer
[00:20:49:530] SMPlayer::processArgs: files_to_play: count: 0
[00:20:49:531] SMPlayer::gui: changed working directory to app path
[00:20:49:531] SMPlayer::gui: current directory: /usr/bin
[00:20:49:531] SMPlayer::gui: user_theme_dir: /home/john/.config/smplayer/themes/Gonzo
[00:20:49:531] SMPlayer::gui: theme_dir: /usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo
[00:20:49:531] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[00:20:49:531] Screen::setAutoHideCursor: 0
[00:20:49:531] Images::setThemesPath: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes"
[00:20:49:531] Images::resourceFilename: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[00:20:49:531] Images::setTheme: loading "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[00:20:49:531] Images::setTheme: has_rcc: true
[00:20:49:540] MediaSettings::reset
[00:20:49:540] Core::changeFileSettingsMethod: hash
[00:20:49:540] PlayerID::Player: player_bin: "mplayer" filename: "mplayer"
[00:20:49:540] PlayerProcess::createPlayerProcess: creating MplayerProcess
[00:20:49:540] MediaSettings::reset
[00:20:49:540] MplayerLayer::setRepaintBackground: 0
[00:20:49:540] Preferences::monitor_aspect_double
[00:20:49:540] warning: monitor_aspect couldn't be parsed!
[00:20:49:540] monitor_aspect set to 0
[00:20:49:557] Playlist::setModified: 0
[00:20:49:560] Playlist::loadSettings
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::addItem: 'cdda://1'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::addItem: 'cdda://2'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::addItem: 'cdda://3'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::addItem: 'cdda://4'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::addItem: 'cdda://5'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::setModified: 0
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::updateView
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::updateView: name: 'cdda://1'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::updateView: name: 'cdda://2'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::updateView: name: 'cdda://3'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::updateView: name: 'cdda://4'
[00:20:49:561] Playlist::updateView: name: 'cdda://5'
[00:20:49:566] Style name: 'gtk+'
[00:20:49:566] Style class name: 'QGtkStyle'
[00:20:49:575] Favorites::load
[00:20:49:575] Favorites::load
[00:20:49:575] TVList::parse_channels_conf
[00:20:49:575] VList::parse_channels_conf: /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf.ter doesn't exist
[00:20:49:575] TVList::parse_channels_conf: can't open /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf
[00:20:49:575] Favorites::load
[00:20:49:575] TVList::parse_channels_conf
[00:20:49:575] VList::parse_channels_conf: /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf.ter doesn't exist
[00:20:49:575] TVList::parse_channels_conf: can't open /home/john/.mplayer/channels.conf
[00:20:49:577] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[00:20:49:589] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::updateRecents
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:590] Core::togglePostprocessing: 1
[00:20:49:590] Core::changeUseCustomSubStyle: 1
[00:20:49:590] Core::changeSubVisilibity: 1
[00:20:49:590] WARNING: PlayerProcess::writeToStdin: process not running
[00:20:49:590] Core::displayMessage
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::setupNetworkProxy
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::setupNetworkProxy: no proxy
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::setStayOnTop: 0
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::setStayOnTop: nothing to do
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:590] BaseGui::updateRecents
[00:20:49:590] UpdateChecker::UpdateChecker: enabled: 1
[00:20:49:590] UpdateChecker::UpdateChecker: days_to_check: 7
[00:20:49:590] UpdateChecker::UpdateChecker: days since last check: 6
[00:20:49:594] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[00:20:49:594] BaseGui::updateRecents
[00:20:49:594] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:595] BaseGuiPlus::loadConfig
[00:20:49:603] SkinGui::createActions
[00:20:49:603] SkinGui::createControlWidget
[00:20:49:607] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: "mplayerwindow"
[00:20:49:607] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: "mplayerlayer"
[00:20:49:607] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: "mplayerwindow logo"
[00:20:49:607] AutohideWidget::installFilter: child name: ""
[00:20:49:613] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[00:20:49:613] BaseGui::updateRecents
[00:20:49:613] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:613] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:613] SkinGui::loadConfig
[00:20:49:614] MediaBarPanel::setResolutionVisible: 1
[00:20:49:615] DesktopInfo::isInsideScreen: geometry of screen: x:0 y:0 w:1280 h:800
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: 'toolbar'
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action open_file
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action open_url
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action favorites_menu
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action separator
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: adding separator
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action screenshot
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action separator
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: adding separator
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_file_properties
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_find_sub_dialog
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_tube_browser
[00:20:49:616] ToolbarEditor::load: loading action show_preferences
[00:20:49:616] Helper::qtVersion: 4806
[00:20:49:617] SkinGui::loadConfig: playlist visible: 0
[00:20:49:617] SkinGui::loadConfig: playlist position: 0, 25
[00:20:49:617] SkinGui::loadConfig: playlist size: 493 x 178
[00:20:49:617] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:617] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:617] Images::setThemesPath: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes"
[00:20:49:618] Images::setTheme: unloading "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[00:20:49:618] Images::resourceFilename: "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[00:20:49:618] Images::setTheme: loading "/usr/share/smplayer/themes/Gonzo/Gonzo.rcc"
[00:20:49:618] Images::setTheme: has_rcc: true
[00:20:49:641] BaseGui::showEvent
[00:20:49:682] BaseGui::loadActions
[00:20:49:682] ActionsEditor::loadFromConfig
[00:20:49:732] BaseGui::initializeMenus
[00:20:49:732] BaseGui::updateRecents
[00:20:49:732] SkinGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:49:732] BaseGui::updateWidgets
[00:20:50:590] BaseGui::checkReminder
[00:20:51:590] BaseGui::checkIfUpgraded
[00:21:01:517] BaseGui::showLog