This is the Linux CD-ROM HOWTO. 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 documentation and source files
provided with the Linux kernel, the Internet alt.cdrom
newsgroup FAQ, and input from Linux users.
Thanks to the DocBook
tools, this HOWTO is available in several formats, all generated from
a common source file.
I rely on you, the reader, to make this HOWTO useful. If you have any
suggestions, corrections, or comments, please send them to me,
tranter@pobox.com, and
I will try to incorporate them in the next revision.
I am also willing to answer general questions on CD-ROM under Linux,
as best I can. Before doing so, please read all of the information in
this HOWTO, and then send me detailed information about the
problem. Please do not ask me about using CD-ROM drives under
operating systems other than Linux.
If you publish this document on a CD-ROM or in hardcopy form, a
complimentary copy would be appreciated; mail me for my postal
address. Also consider making a donation to the Linux Documentation
Project to help support free documentation for Linux. Contact the
LDP at feedback@linuxdoc.org
for more information.
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 by Jeff Tranter. Permission is granted to copy,
distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free
Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by
the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no
Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the
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http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html