Problem with mounting *.iso

rdmenotte · 04-25-2004, 05:55 PM

I have seen many documents on mounting iso's with a simple command of:
mount -o loop <iso filename> <mount point>

but I get an error message of:
mount: could not find any device /dev/loop#

What is the cause/resolution of this??

ps. Is it really true that to make an iso... just type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/* /home/username/myfile.iso

guldo · 04-25-2004, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rdmenotte
but I get an error message of:
mount: could not find any device /dev/loop#

Look at the output of
ls /dev/loop*

Do the devices exist?
If not, you might have a kernel without this loop support.
Try, as root,
lsmod | grep "loop"

can you see something?
If not, try, as root,
modprobe loop

and see if it's loaded.

Quote:

ps. Is it really true that to make an iso... just type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/* /home/username/myfile.iso

No. The cp command just cannot be used this way. If you input more than two arguments, the last HAS to be a directory.
Use "mkisofs" to create iso files.

Guldo

rdmenotte · 04-25-2004, 06:44 PM

Ok... doing the lsmod and ls both as user and root do not return anything... Where in the kernel config is loop located (gentoo linux)?

guldo · 04-25-2004, 07:07 PM

Quote:

rdmenotte
Where in the kernel config is loop located (gentoo linux)?

Notice that distro is not important in this case.
It's in the "Block Devices" group.
You could check out your current configuration; look for a file called
config<your_version> in the /boot/ directory.
Your kernel version is given by the command
uname -a

Guldo

heema · 04-25-2004, 08:12 PM

when u fix the loop problem there is an easier way to mount an iso
just download a script called "Mount ISO image" that will let u just right click on the iso and select mount iso

http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show...36900e41ef1296

guldo · 08-10-2004, 12:17 PM

hello
do you know what does this error mean?

Code:

# mount -o loop ./my.iso /mnt/iso
mount: Not a directory

Thanks