mounting .iso as a real cdrom...

Bob Vila · 06-01-2005, 11:32 AM

I am trying to install and play Jedi Academy, but all i ever have with my laptop is the .iso images of the 2 cd's on my HD because carrying cds is kinda a hassle.

Is there anyway that I can mount the .iso file so as the system/loki installer/game thinks that it is a real cd?

i have tried mounting it like

Code:

mount -o loop jediacad_1_2.iso /media/cdrecorder

but it didn't work

do i need to edit fstab or something?

thanks

slightcrazed · 06-01-2005, 11:37 AM

You're installing this with Wine, I assume? I actually did it the same way you are saying, but I had to ammend my wine config file and make it look like I had 2 CDROMS (one for each disk) and point those 2 drives to folders where I mounted each CD. You shouldn't need to edit fstab at all.

Is there a loki installer for this game? If so I have never used it, so I can't help you there.

slight

Bob Vila · 06-01-2005, 11:42 AM

i am using cedega, but installing the game with the loki installer (http://liflg.org/?page=cat&catid=7).

i don't know where the cedega config file is, but i will try and find it and see what happens

Bob Vila · 06-01-2005, 11:56 AM

k, i edited my cedega config file, but it still didn't work :-\ i think that the loki installer is trying to install from a cdrom in fstab...

slightcrazed · 06-01-2005, 02:29 PM

possible.... you can always change it there, or make a symlink between /dev/cdrom and the directory where you mounted the .iso. That might work. :-)

slight

Bob Vila · 06-01-2005, 04:07 PM

i edited fstab to look something like this

Code:

/dev/loop0          /images/fakecd            auto           loop,defaults      0  0

and i was able to use the loki installer to install the game, but i still can't play the game from the image... any suggestions?

slightcrazed · 06-01-2005, 04:39 PM

It's asking for a CD in the drive to play the game? Honestly, I think I ended up having to find a no-cd crack for it. I don't like it as an option, but seeing as how I did buy the game I didn't feel that bad about it.

good luck m8.

slight

Bob Vila · 06-02-2005, 11:09 PM

thanks, hadn't thought of that

btw, have you had any problem loading mods on it? on Jedi Outcast, it kicks me out every time i try...

slightcrazed · 06-03-2005, 09:27 AM

Honestly, I haven't played in so long I don't remember. I moved on to Jedi Academy pretty quick after Jedi outcast.

slight

Hangdog42 · 06-03-2005, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bob Vila
I am trying to install and play Jedi Academy, but all i ever have with my laptop is the .iso images of the 2 cd's on my HD because carrying cds is kinda a hassle.

Is there anyway that I can mount the .iso file so as the system/loki installer/game thinks that it is a real cd?

i have tried mounting it like

Code:

mount -o loop jediacad_1_2.iso /media/cdrecorder

but it didn't work

do i need to edit fstab or something?

thanks

You forgot to tell it what filesystem to use:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 jediacad_1_2.iso /media/cdrecorde

mcgrew · 06-04-2005, 04:25 AM

Just a theory, but you might try making a symbolic link from /dev/cdrom to the actual iso file. might work. If it reads the file it should be exactly the same as a cdrom with the cd inside. To create an iso file all you need to do is type

Code:

cat /dev/cdrom > foobar.iso

(this works, I've done it)
so pointing the link to the iso file should work in theory.

Hangdog42 · 06-04-2005, 08:08 AM

I don't think just adding a symbolic link to an iso file is going to work. Mounting an iso however does work quite nicely and I do it all the time with my Slackware CD isos.