This is the Linux CD-ROM HOWTO document. It is intended as a quick reference covering everything you need to know to install and configure CD-ROM hardware under Linux. Frequently asked questions related to CD-ROM are answered, and references are given to other sources of information related to CD-ROM applications and technology.
Much of this information came from the file README.sbpcd
provided with the Linux kernel source code and written by Eberhard
Moenkeberg (eberhard_moenkeberg@rollo.central.de), the
internet alt.cd-rom FAQ, and input from Linux users.
Thanks to the Linuxdoc-SGML package, this HOWTO is available in several formats, all generated from a common source file.
first version made publicly available
CDU33A is explicitly supported as of 1.1.20 kernel; notes on Reveal FX; info on reading audio tracks; info on some alpha drivers; added troubleshooting section; a few other minor additions
ISO9660 file systems must be mounted read-only starting with 1.1.33 kernel; clarified that SB16 SCSI is supported and newer Aztech drives are not supported; references to photocd and xpcd programs; note new on sbpcd autoeject feature
minor change to the way SBPCD eject feature is disabled starting with the 1.1.49 kernel; added info on XA discs and how to identify them
HOWTO now available in other languages; IBM and Longshine drives now supported by SBPCD; alpha driver for Aztech drives; CDU-33 driver no longer auto-probes, supports PhotoCD and audio; more than 2 SCSI drives are supported; new driver for IDE; reminder to check drive jumpers; can now set SBPCD auto-eject with IOCTL; list drivers with multisession support; question on flashing light on CDU-33
New versions of this document will be periodically posted to
comp.os.linux.announce. They will also be uploaded to various
anonymous ftp sites that archive such information including
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO.
Hypertext versions of this and other Linux HOWTOs are available on many World-Wide-Web sites. You can also buy printed copies from several vendors.
A French translation of this HOWTO, by Bruno Cornec
(cornec@stna7.stna.dgac.fr) is available at
ftp.ibp.fr:/pub2/linux/french/docs/HOWTO. A Japanese
translation is also in progress.
I rely on you, the users, to make this HOWTO useful. If you have any suggestions, corrections, or comments, please send them to the author and I will try to incorporate them in the next revision.
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