browsing an iso file in a nfs share

linuxnewbie_2007 · 04-18-2007, 11:23 PM

how do i brose an iso file located in a NFS share? Lets say I have the installation iso files located in a NFS share, I have mounted the installation iso files at /mnt/remote. Now if i run the #ls -la all i see is disk1.iso, disk2.iso etc. but I need to see the detailed files (ie. rpm, EULA, .diskinfo) like the ones i can see if i mount the first installation cd and run #ls -la.

thanks for your help.

MS3FGX · 04-19-2007, 12:39 AM

Unless I am misunderstanding your question, you just mount the ISOs as a loopback device like you would if they were on the local file system.

linuxnewbie_2007 · 04-19-2007, 02:53 AM

yes thats what i was trying to do. Now since i am a newbie, how do i do that? I tried # mount -t nfs -o loop 192.168.0.100:/mnt/inst/disk1.iso /mnt/share but i am getting an error:
192.168.0.100:/mnt/inst/disk1.iso: No such file or directory.
I know the NFS server is working because if run #mount -t nfs 192.168.0.100:/mnt/inst /mnt/remote it works.

thanks for your help.

Bruce Hill · 04-19-2007, 06:28 AM

In a terminal as root:

Code:

mount -oloop /mnt/inst/disk1.iso /mnt/share

where /mnt/inst/disk1.iso is the location of that ISO image, and /mnt/share is where you want to mount it. You must have the loop module in your kernel, also. If "lsmod" does not list loop, then issue "modprobe loop" as root first.

windycity_linux · 04-19-2007, 12:41 PM

but dont i need to specify the server address as well? JUst wondering.

MS3FGX · 04-19-2007, 01:05 PM

No, if the NFS share is already mounted, then as far as the system is concerned, that is a local file system.

So you just mount it how you would if the ISO was on your own HDD.

Bruce Hill · 04-19-2007, 04:30 PM

Mounting a NFS (or other) filesystem and mounting an ISO image are two separate issues. You appear to already know how to mount the NFS filesystem. Once you've done that, then the ISO image is just a file there -- so now you mount that *.iso using the method outlined above.

The reason you got the error

Code:

192.168.0.100:/mnt/inst/disk1.iso: No such file or directory

is because you were trying to mix the mounting of the NFS share and the ISO image in one command. Therefore, there was no file to be mounted. Mount the NFS filesystem first, then mount the ISO image.