mounting iso files on linux

minm · 12-10-2004, 02:21 AM

How would i do that?

bathory · 12-10-2004, 02:43 AM

Code:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso

Of course the mountpoint must exist

minm · 12-10-2004, 02:48 AM

hmm wierd, when i type that in, i get some sort of help file explaining some info and different arguements..

bathory · 12-10-2004, 03:05 AM

I guess you get the info about the mount command usage. So as root create a mountpoint:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/iso

Then cd to the directory where is your iso file.
From that directory issue the command I gave you (of course change filename.iso to the name of your .iso file) and if doesn't work post here the response.
Regards

minm · 12-10-2004, 03:16 AM

Ok, i create that and i still get the same problem, it shows some help file with help on different arguements...

bathory · 12-10-2004, 03:47 AM

Then your .iso file is probably damaged.

minm · 12-10-2004, 03:51 AM

but im able to burn it and run it off the cd..

mabye my kernel isn't configured to mount?

hmm

shy · 12-10-2004, 04:15 AM

Maybe, you don't have 'loop devices' in your kernel configuration? Could you post the mount's logs here?

minm · 12-10-2004, 04:29 AM

how would i retrieve the mounts logs?

shy · 12-10-2004, 04:50 AM

Just copy all the stuff mount prints and paste here. Don't forget to add a [code] tag.
Sorry, 'logs' seems to be the wrong word... I should have used 'output'

minm · 12-10-2004, 02:39 PM

ok, well when i type 'mount' i get

mark@user379:~> mount
/dev/hda2 on / type reiserfs (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/hda3 on /home type reiserfs (rw)
/dev/hdc on /media/dvdram type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/fd0 on /media/floppy type subfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,sync,fs=floppyfss,procuid)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
mark@user379:~>

shy · 12-10-2004, 02:45 PM

I'm sorry, I was not completely correct

Please, give the output of suggested earlier:

Code:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso

minm · 12-10-2004, 02:52 PM

oh wow, nevermind, my iso file had spaces and i wasn't really typing it in well

sorry for the mistake on my part.

Thanks guys

minm · 12-10-2004, 03:01 PM

ok, however i have another problem when it comes to mounting and unmounting

When i want to mount, it gives me an error that the device is in use, (im trying to install a program which has 2 disks)

any suggestions?

shy · 12-10-2004, 03:11 PM

Are you sure you get 'device in use' when you try to mount? Maybe it's when you run umount?
And again, output with the exact error could be helpful...