The Linux CD-ROM HOWTO
Jeff Tranter
tranter@pobox.com
v1.17, 18 July 2001
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 1.17 | 2001-07-18 | Revised by: jjt |
| Merged in some questions from the no longer maintained ATAPI/IDE CD-ROM FAQ by Mathew Kirsch. Added note on the Red Hat 7.1 DMA issue. | ||
| Revision 1.16 | 2001-07-16 | Revised by: jjt |
| Relicensed under the GFDL. | ||
| Revision 1.15 | 2001-05-11 | Revised by: jjt |
This document describes how to install, configure, and use CD-ROM drives under Linux. It lists the supported hardware and answers a number of frequently asked questions. The intent is to bring new users up to speed quickly and reduce the amount of traffic in the Usenet news groups and mailing lists.
- Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Acknowledgments
- 1.2. New Versions Of This Document
- 1.3. Feedback
- 1.4. Distribution Policy
- 2. CD-ROM Technology
- 3. Supported Hardware
- 3.1. ATAPI CD-ROM Drives
- 3.2. SCSI CD-ROM Drives
- 3.3. Proprietary CD-ROM Drives
- 3.4. Parallel Port Drives
- 3.5. PCMCIA Drives
- 3.6. USB CD-ROM Drives
- 4. Installation
- 5. Applications
- 5.1. Audio CD Players
- 5.2. PhotoCD
- 5.3. Mkisofs
- 5.4. ISO-9660 Utilities
- 6. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- 6.1. How can a non-root user mount and unmount discs?
- 6.2. Why do I get device is busy when unmounting a CD-ROM?
- 6.3. How do I export a CD-ROM to other hosts over NFS?
- 6.4. Can I boot Linux from a CD-ROM?
- 6.5. How can I read digital data from audio CDs?
- 6.6. Why doesn't the find command work properly?
- 6.7. Does Linux support any recordable CD-ROM drives?
- 6.8. Why do I get mount: Read-only file system when mounting a CD-ROM?
- 6.9. Why does the disc tray open when I shut down the system?
- 6.10. I have a "special" CD that can't be mounted
- 6.11. Do multi-platter CD-ROM drives work with Linux?
- 6.12. I get "/cdrom: Permission denied" errors
- 6.13. How do I interpret IDE CD kernel error messages?
- 6.14. How can I tell what speed CD-ROM I have?
- 6.15. My CD-ROM stopped working after Linux was installed
- 6.16. There are "hidden" files on a CD which I can't read
- 6.17. Where is the CD-ROM API documented?
- 6.18. Why don't I see long filenames on this Windows CD-ROM?
- 6.19. Is Microsoft's Joliet filesystem supported?
- 6.20. Does Linux support "enhanced" CDs?
- 6.21. Does Linux support DVD-ROM?
- 6.22. Does Linux support CD-RW?
- 6.23. How do I mount a multi-session disc?
- 6.24. How do I read a CD volume label?
- 6.25. My IDE CD-R or CD-RW drive is not working with Linux
- 6.26. Is the insert your brand/model here IDE CD-ROM drive supported?
- 6.27. I can't seem to find a driver for my IDE drive in the kernel source?
- 6.28. I'm having problems with my CD-ROM on Red Hat 7.1
- 7. References
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| Introduction |