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serge

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

Hello

How can I mount an iso image file w/o using cdrom.
I vaguely remember it can be mounted as loop device...

Thank you


Enkidu

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

serge wrote:
> Hello
>
> How can I mount an iso image file w/o using cdrom.
> I vaguely remember it can be mounted as loop device...
>

mount -t loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>

Cheers,

Cliff

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Johannes Beekhuizen

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

Hallo Enkidu,

Op 23 Oct 05 schreef Enkidu aan All:
[vbcol=seagreen]
E> mount -t loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>

This gives error "unknown filesystem type 'loop'".
Try
mount -o loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>

Groetjes,

Hans.


Henrik Carlqvist

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

"serge" <serge_mtu@mtu-net.ru> wrote:
> How can I mount an iso image file w/o using cdrom. I vaguely remember it
> can be mounted as loop device...


mount -o loop file.iso /mnt/loopmountdir

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Bit Twister

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:56:26 +0400, serge wrote:
> Hello
>
> How can I mount an iso image file w/o using cdrom.
> I vaguely remember it can be mounted as loop device...



mount -t auto -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 image.iso /mnt/cdrom

For extra points, do a
man mount
man mkdir <=== if you need to create a mount point.
man umount


HASM

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

"Johannes Beekhuizen" <jbeekhui@duinheks.xs4all.nl> writes:

> This gives error "unknown filesystem type 'loop'".


insmod loop

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Bit Twister

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:05:43 -0700, HASM wrote:
> "Johannes Beekhuizen" <jbeekhui@duinheks.xs4all.nl> writes:
>
>
> insmod loop


the command was
mount -t loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>

If you do a man mount
you will see the _-t_ argument needs the filesystem type of the iso.
Tauno Voipio

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

Enkidu wrote:
> serge wrote:
>
> mount -t loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>


Once again:

mount -t iso9660 -o loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>

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Enkidu

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

Johannes Beekhuizen wrote:
> Hallo Enkidu,
>
> Op 23 Oct 05 schreef Enkidu aan All:
>
> E> mount -t loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>
>
> This gives error "unknown filesystem type 'loop'".
> Try
> mount -o loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>
>

Absolutely! Sorry!

He still might need to specify the filesystem type too.

Cheers,

Cliff

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Enkidu

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

HASM wrote:
>
>
> insmod loop
>

I made a mistake when I gave the command. 'loop' goes with
the -o parameter. He may still have to specify the
filesystem type and he needs the loopback driver in the
kernel, or as you implied above, loaded as a module.

Cheers,

Cliff

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Enkidu

2005-10-24, 10:06 am

Tauno Voipio wrote:
> Enkidu wrote:
>
>
>
> Once again:
>
> mount -t iso9660 -o loop <file.iso> <mountpoint>
>

Yes, my mistake. Also, as someone suggested, it might be a
good idea to mount it 'ro'.

Cheers,

Cliff

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