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>1. Introduction</A
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>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.</P
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>1.1. Acknowledgments</A
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>Much of this information came from the documentation and source files
provided with the Linux kernel, the Internet <A
HREF="news:alt.cd-rom"
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>alt.cdrom</A
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newsgroup FAQ, and input from Linux users.</P
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>Thanks to the <A
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tools, this HOWTO is available in several formats, all generated from
a common source file.</P
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>1.2. New Versions Of This Document</A
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>New versions of this document will be periodically posted to the
<A
HREF="news:comp.os.linux.answers"
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>comp.os.linux.answers</A
> newsgroup.
Hypertext versions of this and other Linux HOWTOs are available on
many world-wide web sites, including
<A
HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/"
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>http://www.linuxdoc.org</A
>.
Most Linux CD-ROM distributions include the HOWTOs, often under the
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> directory, and you can also buy printed copies
from several vendors. Sometimes the HOWTOs available from CD-ROM
vendors, ftp sites, and printed format are out of date. If the date on
this HOWTO is more than six months in the past, then a newer copy is
probably available on the Internet.</P
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>Please note that, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, all
web and ftp links listed in this document are subject to change.</EM
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>Translations of this document are available in several languages:</P
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>Chinese:
<A
HREF="http://www.linux.org.tw/CLDP/CDROM-HOWTO.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.linux.org.tw/CLDP/CDROM-HOWTO.html</A
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>French:
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>http://www.freenix.org/unix/linux/HOWTO/</A
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>German:
<A
HREF="http://www.tu-harburg.de/dlhp/HOWTO/DE-CDROM-HOWTO.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.tu-harburg.de/dlhp/HOWTO/DE-CDROM-HOWTO.html</A
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>Korean:
<A
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TARGET="_top"
>http://kldp.org/HOWTO/html/CDROM/CDROM-HOWTO.html</A
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>Japanese:
<A
HREF="http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/JFdocs/CDROM-HOWTO.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.linux.or.jp/JF/JFdocs/CDROM-HOWTO.html</A
></P
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>Polish:
<A
HREF="http://www.jtz.org.pl/Html/CDROM-HOWTO.pl.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.jtz.org.pl/Html/CDROM-HOWTO.pl.html</A
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>Spanish:
<A
HREF="ftp://ftp.insflug.org/es"
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>ftp://ftp.insflug.org/es</A
></P
><P
>Swedish:
<A
HREF="ftp://ftp.hig.se/pub/linux/swe-doc/"
TARGET="_top"
>ftp://ftp.hig.se/pub/linux/swe-doc/</A
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>Most translations of this and other Linux HOWTOs can also be found at
<A
HREF="http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/translations/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/translations/</A
>.
If you make a translation of this document into another language, let me
know and I'll include a reference to it here.</P
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>1.3. Feedback</A
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>I rely on you, the reader, to make this HOWTO useful. If you have any
suggestions, corrections, or comments, please send them to me,
<A
HREF="mailto:tranter@pobox.com"
TARGET="_top"
>tranter@pobox.com</A
>, and
I will try to incorporate them in the next revision.</P
><P
>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.</P
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>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 <A
HREF="mailto:feedback@linuxdoc.org"
TARGET="_top"
>feedback@linuxdoc.org</A
>
for more information.</P
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>1.4. Distribution Policy</A
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>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
license is available at
<A
HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html"
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>http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</A
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