diff -up cdparanoia-III-10.0/interface/scsi_interface.c.setspeed cdparanoia-III-10.0/interface/scsi_interface.c
--- cdparanoia-III-10.0/interface/scsi_interface.c.setspeed	2008-05-14 14:59:15.000000000 -0400
+++ cdparanoia-III-10.0/interface/scsi_interface.c	2008-07-15 10:23:42.000000000 -0400
@@ -1616,6 +1616,14 @@ unsigned char *scsi_inquiry(cdrom_drive 
   return (d->sg_buffer);
 }
 
+/* Set operating speed */
+static int scsi_setspeed(cdrom_drive *d, int speed)
+{
+  if(d->cdda_fd!=-1)
+    return ioctl(d->cdda_fd, CDROM_SELECT_SPEED, speed);
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
 
 int scsi_init_drive(cdrom_drive *d){
   int ret;
@@ -1660,7 +1668,7 @@ int scsi_init_drive(cdrom_drive *d){
 
   d->read_toc = (!memcmp(d->drive_model, "IMS", 3) && !d->is_atapi) ? scsi_read_toc2 : 
     scsi_read_toc;
-  d->set_speed = NULL;
+  d->set_speed = scsi_setspeed;
   
 
   if(!d->is_atapi){