<HTML ><HEAD ><TITLE >The Linux CD-ROM HOWTO</TITLE ><META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.63 "><LINK REL="NEXT" TITLE="Introduction" HREF="x29.html"></HEAD ><BODY CLASS="ARTICLE" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#840084" ALINK="#0000FF" ><DIV CLASS="ARTICLE" ><DIV CLASS="TITLEPAGE" ><H1 CLASS="TITLE" ><A NAME="AEN2" >The Linux CD-ROM HOWTO</A ></H1 ><H3 CLASS="AUTHOR" ><A NAME="AEN4" >Jeff Tranter</A ></H3 ><DIV CLASS="AFFILIATION" ><DIV CLASS="ADDRESS" ><P CLASS="ADDRESS" >tranter@pobox.com</P ></DIV ></DIV ><P CLASS="PUBDATE" >v1.17, 18 July 2001<BR></P ><DIV CLASS="REVHISTORY" ><TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" ><TR ><TH ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN="3" ><B >Revision History</B ></TH ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >Revision 1.17</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >2001-07-18</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >Revised by: jjt</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" COLSPAN="3" >Merged in some questions from the no longer maintained ATAPI/IDE CD-ROM FAQ by Mathew Kirsch.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.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >Revision 1.16</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >2001-07-16</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >Revised by: jjt</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" COLSPAN="3" >Relicensed under the GFDL.</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >Revision 1.15</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >2001-05-11</TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" >Revised by: jjt</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" COLSPAN="3" ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ><DIV ><DIV CLASS="ABSTRACT" ><A NAME="AEN27" ></A ><P ></P ><P >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.</P ><P ></P ></DIV ></DIV ><HR></DIV ><DIV CLASS="TOC" ><DL ><DT ><B >Table of Contents</B ></DT ><DT >1. <A HREF="x29.html" >Introduction</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >1.1. <A HREF="x29.html#AEN32" >Acknowledgments</A ></DT ><DT >1.2. <A HREF="x29.html#AEN38" >New Versions Of This Document</A ></DT ><DT >1.3. <A HREF="x29.html#AEN65" >Feedback</A ></DT ><DT >1.4. <A HREF="x29.html#AEN72" >Distribution Policy</A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >2. <A HREF="x76.html" >CD-ROM Technology</A ></DT ><DT >3. <A HREF="x97.html" >Supported Hardware</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >3.1. <A HREF="x97.html#AEN101" >ATAPI CD-ROM Drives</A ></DT ><DT >3.2. <A HREF="x97.html#AEN106" >SCSI CD-ROM Drives</A ></DT ><DT >3.3. <A HREF="x97.html#AEN114" >Proprietary CD-ROM Drives</A ></DT ><DT >3.4. <A HREF="x97.html#AEN273" >Parallel Port Drives</A ></DT ><DT >3.5. <A HREF="x97.html#AEN279" >PCMCIA Drives</A ></DT ><DT >3.6. <A HREF="x97.html#AEN284" >USB CD-ROM Drives</A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >4. <A HREF="x289.html" >Installation</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >4.1. <A HREF="x289.html#AEN303" >Installing the Hardware</A ></DT ><DT >4.2. <A HREF="x289.html#AEN308" >Configuring and Building the Kernel</A ></DT ><DT >4.3. <A HREF="x289.html#AEN352" >Creating Device Files and Setting Boot Time Parameters</A ></DT ><DT >4.4. <A HREF="x289.html#AEN971" >Booting the Linux Kernel</A ></DT ><DT >4.5. <A HREF="x289.html#AEN980" >Mounting, Unmounting, and Ejecting Devices</A ></DT ><DT >4.6. <A HREF="x289.html#AEN1008" >Troubleshooting</A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >5. <A HREF="x1113.html" >Applications</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >5.1. <A HREF="x1113.html#AEN1116" >Audio CD Players</A ></DT ><DT >5.2. <A HREF="x1113.html#AEN1164" >PhotoCD</A ></DT ><DT >5.3. <A HREF="x1113.html#AEN1178" >Mkisofs</A ></DT ><DT >5.4. <A HREF="x1113.html#AEN1182" >ISO-9660 Utilities</A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >6. <A HREF="x1186.html" >Answers to Frequently Asked Questions</A ></DT ><DD ><DL ><DT >6.1. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1188" >How can a non-root user mount and unmount discs?</A ></DT ><DT >6.2. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1204" >Why do I get device is busy when unmounting a CD-ROM?</A ></DT ><DT >6.3. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1212" >How do I export a CD-ROM to other hosts over NFS?</A ></DT ><DT >6.4. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1217" >Can I boot Linux from a CD-ROM?</A ></DT ><DT >6.5. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1222" >How can I read digital data from audio CDs?</A ></DT ><DT >6.6. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1237" >Why doesn't the find command work properly?</A ></DT ><DT >6.7. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1243" >Does Linux support any recordable CD-ROM drives?</A ></DT ><DT >6.8. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1247" >Why do I get mount: Read-only file system when mounting a CD-ROM?</A ></DT ><DT >6.9. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1250" >Why does the disc tray open when I shut down the system?</A ></DT ><DT >6.10. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1257" >I have a "special" CD that can't be mounted</A ></DT ><DT >6.11. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1273" >Do multi-platter CD-ROM drives work with Linux?</A ></DT ><DT >6.12. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1286" >I get "/cdrom: Permission denied" errors</A ></DT ><DT >6.13. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1291" >How do I interpret IDE CD kernel error messages?</A ></DT ><DT >6.14. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1296" >How can I tell what speed CD-ROM I have?</A ></DT ><DT >6.15. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1304" >My CD-ROM stopped working after Linux was installed</A ></DT ><DT >6.16. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1312" >There are "hidden" files on a CD which I can't read</A ></DT ><DT >6.17. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1315" >Where is the CD-ROM API documented?</A ></DT ><DT >6.18. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1325" >Why don't I see long filenames on this Windows CD-ROM?</A ></DT ><DT >6.19. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1328" >Is Microsoft's Joliet filesystem supported?</A ></DT ><DT >6.20. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1333" >Does Linux support "enhanced" CDs?</A ></DT ><DT >6.21. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1340" >Does Linux support DVD-ROM?</A ></DT ><DT >6.22. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1346" >Does Linux support CD-RW?</A ></DT ><DT >6.23. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1349" >How do I mount a multi-session disc?</A ></DT ><DT >6.24. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1360" >How do I read a CD volume label?</A ></DT ><DT >6.25. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1368" >My IDE CD-R or CD-RW drive is not working with Linux</A ></DT ><DT >6.26. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1372" >Is the <EM >insert your brand/model here</EM > IDE CD-ROM drive supported?</A ></DT ><DT >6.27. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1376" >I can't seem to find a driver for my IDE drive in the kernel source?</A ></DT ><DT >6.28. <A HREF="x1186.html#AEN1379" >I'm having problems with my CD-ROM on Red Hat 7.1</A ></DT ></DL ></DD ><DT >7. <A HREF="x1383.html" >References</A ></DT ></DL ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="NAVFOOTER" ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"><TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" 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