> Can you use a DVD-ROM drive with Linux?
>
> I am considering getting a new system to
> use as a dual-boot Linux/95 system.
> I wouldn't want to watch movies in Linux (!),
> I would just want to use DVD as a CD-ROM.
>
> I assume that, since DVD works like a CD-ROM
> and has an IDE interface, you could probably get it to
> work as a standard CD-ROM in Linux. Of course,
> I have no basis for this assumption - just a hunch!
If I were you, I will wait a couple of years before spending money on a DVD
drive. I am sure you are aware that the so called DVD standard(s) is/are no
standards at all. If I remember correctly, there are three different groups
vying to make their products to be the STANDARD. It is Beta/VHS all over again
and you don't want to bet on the losing horse.
good luck
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