Karl McGhee wrote: > Does the current version of debian support external parallel port cd-roms? > If so, how do I get the driver loaded when I install or boot debian(linux)? Basically this is an issue of the Linux kernel and not the used distribution. I don't know if / how Linux supports those cdrom drives. Did you check the Hardware HOWTO? Regards, Joey -- Whenever you meet yourself you're in a time loop or in front of a mirror.