Mounting ISO: "Not A Directory"?

lookformeb · 11-13-2003, 12:28 PM

Ok, I've been trying to mount an ISO image and after searching I found I needed to do this by doing the following:

Code:

mount -t iso9660 -o loop /where/is.iso /mnt/iso

First I got an error: "mount: mount point /mnt/iso does not exist" so I read up and someone said it have to make the directory first. So I did a MD ISO under the /mnt and now I get the error: "mount: Not a directory"

Any ideas?

aaa · 11-13-2003, 12:49 PM

md? Or 'mkdir'? Try 'mkdir /mnt/iso'.

lookformeb · 11-14-2003, 12:11 AM

Well, I originally did a MD. I tried MKDIR and it still gives me the same error. Whats the difference between the two commands besides I used MD purely because I'm used to DOS commands?

Any ideas on the original issue yet?

aqoliveira · 11-14-2003, 05:01 AM

Howzit

well not sure about the cmd md must use cmd mkdir. first goto /mnt then do a ls and see if the dir iso is there. then do a ls -a and see the owner of the dir iso if it says root root if this is the case u will have to mount the drive as root because u don have permisions.

If the dir does't exists then use cmd as follows mkdir iso LINUX IS CASE SENSITIVE NOT LIKE DOS.

then try mounting the way u mentioned above

chow

Y0jiMb0 · 11-14-2003, 05:39 AM

'md' uses to be an alias for 'mkdir' (type 'alias' in a console session to see this)
Regards

lookformeb · 11-14-2003, 12:43 PM

Ok, I still have the same issue.

Btw, ls -author says all directories are root. When i mount the device, I am trying to do it as root, but I still get the same error.

Y0jiMb0 · 11-14-2003, 01:30 PM

Do you have the right permissions?
tell us the output of

Code:

ls -l /mnt/

(well, only the line concerning the iso subdirectory)
Regards