Introduction

# 1 Introduction

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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.

## 1.1 Acknowledgments

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 Matt Welsh's Linuxdoc-SGML package, this HOWTO is now available in several formats, all generated from a common source file.

## 1.2 Revision History

Version 1.0

  first version made publicly available

Version 1.1

  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

Version 1.2

  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 on new sbpcd autoeject feature

## 1.3 New Versions Of This Document

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`.

## 1.4 Feedback

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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