diff -Naur xbmc.orig/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.cpp xbmc/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.cpp
--- xbmc.orig/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.cpp	2008-12-07 23:17:19.000000000 +0100
+++ xbmc/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.cpp	2008-12-07 23:31:17.000000000 +0100
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <linux/cdrom.h>
 #endif
@@ -445,37 +446,31 @@
   if (hDevice->m_bCDROM)
   {    
     int fd = hDevice->fd;
-    int lba = (dwSector + CD_MSF_OFFSET) ;
-    int m,s,f;
-    union 
-    {
-      struct cdrom_msf msf;
-      char buffer[2356];
-    } arg;
 
-    // convert sector offset to minute, second, frame format
-    // since that is what the 'ioctl' requires as input
-    f = lba % CD_FRAMES;
-    lba /= CD_FRAMES;
-    s = lba % CD_SECS;
-    lba /= CD_SECS;
-    m = lba;
+    // seek to requested sector
+    if (lseek(fd, dwSector * MODE1_DATA_SIZE, SEEK_SET) < 0)
+    {
+      CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CD: ReadSector Request to read sector %d\n", (int)dwSector);
+      CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CD: ReadSector error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+      OutputDebugString("CD Read error\n");
+      return (-1);
+    }
 
-    arg.msf.cdmsf_min0 = m;
-    arg.msf.cdmsf_sec0 = s;
-    arg.msf.cdmsf_frame0 = f;
-    
-    int ret = ioctl(fd, CDROMREADMODE1, &arg);
-    if (ret==0)
+    // read data block of this sector
+    while (read(fd, lpczBuffer, MODE1_DATA_SIZE) < 0)
     {
-      memcpy(lpczBuffer, arg.buffer, 2048);
-      return 2048;
+      // read was interrupted - try again
+      if (errno == EINTR)
+        continue;
+
+      // error reading sector
+      CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CD: ReadSector Request to read sector %d\n", (int)dwSector);
+      CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CD: ReadSector error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+      OutputDebugString("CD Read error\n");
+      return (-1);
     }
-    CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CD: ReadSector Request to read sector %d\n", (int)dwSector);
-    CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CD: ReadSector error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-    CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CD: ReadSector minute %d, second %d, frame %d\n", m, s, f);
-    OutputDebugString("CD Read error\n");
-    return -1;    
+
+    return MODE1_DATA_SIZE;
   }
 #endif
   LARGE_INTEGER Displacement;
diff -Naur xbmc.orig/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.h xbmc/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.h
--- xbmc.orig/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.h	2008-12-07 23:17:19.000000000 +0100
+++ xbmc/xbmc/xbox/IoSupport.h	2008-12-07 23:31:17.000000000 +0100
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #define DRIVE_CLOSED_MEDIA_PRESENT  4 // Will be send once when the drive just have closed
 #define DRIVE_NONE  5 // system doesn't have an optical drive
 
+#define MODE1_DATA_SIZE    2048 // Mode1 sector has 2048 bytes of data
+
 #define MODE2_DATA_START   24   // Mode2 raw sector has 24 bytes before the data payload
 #define MODE2_DATA_SIZE    2324 // And has 2324 usable bytes
 #define RAW_SECTOR_SIZE    2352 // Raw sector size