Mounting iso's

sonic04002 · 10-29-2005, 09:35 PM

How do you mount iso's? Is it in the terminal?

perfect_circle · 10-29-2005, 09:44 PM

Code:

mount /path/to/iso/file  /the/mount/directory/ -o loop

sonic04002 · 10-30-2005, 07:29 AM

What do you mean by mount directory My iso is on my desktop, so would it be the directory is my desktop and the iso, and then mount it to my cd drive? or do i need a program to make virtual drives like windows?

SlackerLX · 10-30-2005, 07:54 AM

What he meant was that directory which you create and mount your ISO image into it will be THE virtual CD/DVD.
Other option is to use NeroLinux which also creates virtual DVD to create images

perfect_circle · 10-30-2005, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by perfect_circle

Code:

mount /path/to/iso/file /the/mount/directory/ -o loop

I should have stated it clearer.

You need to create a directory where the mount point of the iso file will be.
In the above command the first argument is the iso image the second argument the mount point (this is how we call this directory. For example the mount point of your cdrom is /cdrom or /mnt/cdrom or something like that). Then after you execute the command you may access the iso image by browsing in the mount point.

After that do

Code:

umount  /the/mount/directory/

to "free" this direcory.

No external programs are needed at all.

EXAMPLE

Code:

skalkoto@darkstar:~/Desktop$ ls *.iso
MATLAB_R14_1.iso*             <--I have an iso
skalkoto@darkstar:~/Desktop$ mkdir Matlab
skalkoto@darkstar:~/Desktop$ ls -l Matlab/
total 0         <----It's EMPTY
skalkoto@darkstar:~/Desktop$ mount ./MATLAB_R14_1.iso ./Matlab/ -o loop
mount: only root can do that
skalkoto@darkstar:~/Desktop$ su
Password:
root@darkstar:/home/skalkoto/Desktop# mount ./MATLAB_R14_1.iso Matlab/ -o loop
root@darkstar:/home/skalkoto/Desktop# ls -l Matlab/
total 2161
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 23:06 CD Covers
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 19:23 KeyGen
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    4096 2004-06-21 17:33 archives
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root      28 1999-04-22 09:43 autorun.inf
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 17:00 bin
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 17:00 help
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root 1705056 2004-04-27 00:49 install_guide.pdf
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root    6309 2004-03-08 02:50 installer.ini
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 17:00 java
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 17:01 jhelp
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root   68093 2004-05-05 23:13 license.txt
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root   11219 2004-05-11 20:21 matinfo.enc
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root    6726 2004-06-21 18:23 readme.txt
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root  393216 2004-04-17 13:13 setup.exe
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 17:01 uninstall
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root    2048 2004-06-21 17:01 utils
root@darkstar:/home/skalkoto/Desktop# umount ./Matlab/
root@darkstar:/home/skalkoto/Desktop# ls -l Matlab/
total 0      <--EMPTY AGAIN
root@darkstar:/home/skalkoto/Desktop#

SlackerLX · 10-30-2005, 10:28 AM

I tested it

Works fine

Code:

debian:/home/slackerlx# mount /Store/iso/test.iso /Store/iso/ds/ -o loop
debian:/home/slackerlx# ls -l /Store/iso/ds
total 327238
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root        42 2003-05-27 07:45 autorun.inf
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root  32478781 2003-06-13 10:39 MSGAME7.CAB
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root 261403969 2003-06-13 11:13 MSGAME8.CAB
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root  41174918 2003-06-13 11:20 MSGAME9.CAB
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root      7406 2003-06-03 02:13 setup.ico
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root root     24576 2003-02-17 23:10 stub.exe
debian:/home/slackerlx#

Just curious, perfect_circle, why such bizzare syntax?
quote:
-----------------------------------------
mount ./MATLAB_R14_1.iso Matlab/ -o loop
-----------------------------------------

SlackerLX · 10-30-2005, 10:34 AM

You also had better remove this line from post:

--------------------------------------------------------------------
dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 2004-06-21 19:23 KeyGen

sonic04002 · 10-30-2005, 10:41 AM

I couldn't get it to work....

Code:

[Tai@localhost ~]$ mount /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/Doom3
mount: only root can do that
[Tai@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost Tai]# mount /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/Doom3
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
[root@localhost Tai]# mount /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/Doom3 -o loop
ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or resource busy
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
[root@localhost Tai]#

SlackerLX · 10-30-2005, 10:49 AM

Tested another image and still flawless!

Code:

slackerlx@debian:~$ su
Password:
debian:/home/slackerlx# mount /Store/iso/os/belenix.iso /Store/iso/os/virtual -o loop debian:/home/slackerlx# ls -l /Store/iso/os/virtual/
total 10438
drwxr-xr-x   2 root sys        2048 2005-10-28 10:42 a
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   10628235 2005-10-28 10:54 archive.tar.bz2
drwxr-xr-x   5 root sys        2048 2005-10-28 10:54 boot
drwxr-xr-x  50 root sys       24576 2005-10-28 10:54 etc
drwxr-xr-x   2 root sys        2048 2005-10-28 10:42 export
dr-xr-xr-x   2 root root       2048 2005-10-28 10:42 home
drwxr-xr-x   3 root bin        2048 2005-10-28 10:54 lib
dr-xr-xr-x   2 root root       2048 2005-10-28 10:48 LICENSES
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root          9 2005-10-28 10:50 man -> share/man
-rwxrwxrwx   1 root root          0 2005-10-28 10:53 noautoshutdown
drwxr-xr-x   2 root sys        2048 2005-10-28 10:42 opt
drwxr-xr-x   3 root sys        2048 2005-10-28 10:42 platform
-rw-r--r--   1 root daemon        0 2005-10-28 10:53 reconfigure
drwxr-xr-x   2 root sys        6144 2005-10-28 10:49 sbin
drwxrwxrwx   2 root sys        2048 2005-10-28 10:42 tmp
drwxr-xr-x  31 root sys        6144 2005-10-28 10:42 usr
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root       2048 2005-10-28 10:54 var
dr-xr-xr-x   2 root root       2048 2005-10-28 10:42 vol
debian:/home/slackerlx#

Try changing name of iso image. Make one without dash (-) !!
AND ISO MUST NOT BE in the same directory that you make virtual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sonic04002 · 10-30-2005, 10:56 AM

Code:

[Tai@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost Tai]# /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/Doom3 o loop
bash: /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso: Permission denied
[root@localhost Tai]#

?

SlackerLX · 10-30-2005, 10:56 AM

Do that:
$mkdir /home/Tai/virtual
$ mount /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/virtual -o loop

Option MUST BE with
-o loop

sonic04002 · 10-30-2005, 11:28 AM

Code:

[root@localhost Tai]# mount /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/virtual -oloop
ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or resource busy
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
[root@localhost Tai]#

didn't work I gues...

SlackerLX · 10-30-2005, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sonic04002

Code:

[root@localhost Tai]# mount /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/virtual -oloop ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or resource busy mount: you must specify the filesystem type [root@localhost Tai]#

didn't work I gues...

Watch for correct syntax. Space between -o and loop

Damnation! This is ABC!

LOL

sonic04002 · 10-30-2005, 11:40 AM

Code:

[root@localhost Tai]# mount /home/Tai/Doom3/doom3-CD1.iso /home/Tai/virtual -o loop
ioctl: LOOP_CLR_FD: Device or resource busy
mount: you must specify the filesystem type
[root@localhost Tai]#

thanks, I tried it the right way, still nothing.

SlackerLX · 10-30-2005, 11:47 AM

Have you created directory "virtual"?
Try some other images for testing. Image name had better be without dashes and spaces. Grab small sime image from internet, smth like DSLlinux. It's about 50 MB of size. Rename it as "test.iso" and mount