Sun CD-ROM FAQ
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 30th, 1999

Maintained by Mike Frisch, mfrisch@saturn.tlug.org
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   * Introduction
        o Why does this FAQ exist?
        o What's new in the FAQ?

   * Background Information
        o As an overview, what are the options for using a CD-ROM drive on a
          Sun?
        o What CD-ROM drives will work with a Sun?
        o What CD-ROM drives are doomed to fail?
        o What CD-ROM drives are recommended?
        o How do I know if my CD-ROM drive is not Sun compatible?
        o What SCSI ID should the CD-ROM drive be?
        o Where can I find out more?

   * Booting from CD-ROM
        o What do you do if you have an old Sun that doesn't know about boot
          cdrom (or CD-ROMs for that matter)?
        o SunOS: What does "unrecognized error" mean at boot-time when using
          a third-party CD-ROM drive?
        o Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but why does my AppleCD 300
          work for booting and mounting?
        o What do I do if I have a bootable CD, but no CD-ROM drive?

   * General
        o How do I use the CD-ROM on <insert non-Sun operating system here>
        o Why does my <insert CD-ROM brand/model here> work when this
          document says it shouldn't?
        o If I have a drive that has 2048 bytes/block and want to be able to
          mount it (but not boot), what are my options?
        o Why does SunOS 4.1.1 bomb when I try to mount CD-ROM discs and
          what can I do about it?
        o Why can't I mount certain ISO-9660 discs and what does XAR have to
          do with it?
        o How can I set up my kernel and drive to mount all 6 discs from a
          Pioneer multi-disk CD-ROM reader?
        o If I mount a PC-format CD, will SoftPC let DOS applications access
          it?
        o If none of this works, is there any other way to access a PC
          CD-ROM?

   * Miscellaneous
        o Can I make a bootable tape from CD?
        o Can I make a bootable CD?[Image]

   * Multimedia
        o Can I use my CD-ROM drive to play audio CDs?
        o Why does my (old) CD-ROM drive work properly for data but not for
          audio CDs?
        o Can I record audio tracks on a SPARCstation?
        o Can I digitize audio tracks over the SCSI bus?
        o Does Sun's built-in audio hardware have a mixer input for CD
          audio?

   * Using a CD-Recorder (CD-R) on a Sun
        o Introduction to CD-R
        o Sun compatible CD-R hardware
        o CD mastering software for SunOS & Solaris
        o Tips & Tricks for mastering CDs on SunOS & Solaris
        o CD-R related links

   * Using a CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) on a Sun
        o What is CD-RW?
        o How does one use CD-RW?

   * HOWTOs
        o Modifying a Toshiba 3301/3401/4101 CD-ROM Drive for use on a Sun
          workstation
        o Modifying Solaris 2.4 to 2.5.1 for PC type CD-ROM drives

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