Comment 4 for bug 193798

This has been a problem with XFCE/Totem for as long as I can remember; apparently there is little interest in fixing it. Some users report it to be sporadic too, depending on what sort of physical media was played last, what version of XFCE and Totem is being used, and the current phase of the moon. Google is full of complaints of this sort, and the usual response is to switch to a different media player... hardly ideal!

It would be nice if an out-of-the-box install of Ubuntu could play audio CDs reliably.. maybe one day!