Mounting a CD-ROM image (not for installation)

webwolf11 · 03-29-2004, 11:56 AM

Hi,

I just started to mess around with linux and I was wondering if there is a software or a different way to mount CD-Rom images under linux (I use Daemon Tools on WinXP) , I have several movies and apps on BIN/ISO format that I would like to access w/o having to extract them.

Thanks

redtux · 03-29-2004, 12:00 PM

If I understand you correctly
mount -o loop file (eg: myfile.iso) mountpoint (eg: /mnt/cdrom)

webwolf11 · 03-29-2004, 05:40 PM

Thanks! That sounds like the solution to my problems =) I will try it when I get home.

95se · 03-29-2004, 06:05 PM

mind you, you have to have "loop back device" either as a module, or compiled into your kernel.

liamoboyle · 03-29-2004, 08:17 PM

And you may want to specify -t iso9660 as well

webwolf11 · 03-30-2004, 12:22 AM

"you have to have "loop back device" either as a module, or compiled into your kernel"

"And you may want to specify -t iso9660 as well"

How do I do that? Im getting an error when using the command "mount -o loop -t iso9660 redhat9tutorial.bin /mnt/iso"

wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on dev/loop0 or too many file systems mounted.

liamoboyle · 03-30-2004, 02:40 PM

It sounds like you don't have the loopback module installed or compiled.

As root, try typing 'modprobe loop'. If you don't get any errors there, it will have installed the loop module, so try the 'mount -o loop -t iso9660 redhad9tutorial.bin /mnt/iso'.

I also notice that the file is called .bin, not .iso. I know you can name a file what you like, but files with a .bin extension, as they are generally passed around, are _not_ the same as an iso file (unlike a straight bit by bit dump of a CD, for example) and you may not be able to mount it like that. If you have a .cue file with it, then you can use something like bin2iso (one source is here -http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/PLD/dists/ra/PLD/i386/PLD/RPMS/bin2iso-1.9b-2.i386.html) to convert it to an iso, then try mounting it again.

webwolf11 · 03-31-2004, 02:11 PM

Thanks for clarifying that to me. I will try that later on tonight.

Teban · 03-31-2004, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by liamoboyle
It sounds like you don't have the loopback module installed or compiled.

As root, try typing 'modprobe loop'. If you don't get any errors there, it will have installed the loop module, so try the 'mount -o loop -t iso9660 redhad9tutorial.bin /mnt/iso'.

I also notice that the file is called .bin, not .iso. I know you can name a file what you like, but files with a .bin extension, as they are generally passed around, are _not_ the same as an iso file (unlike a straight bit by bit dump of a CD, for example) and you may not be able to mount it like that. If you have a .cue file with it, then you can use something like bin2iso (one source is here -http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/PLD/dists/ra/PLD/i386/PLD/RPMS/bin2iso-1.9b-2.i386.html) to convert it to an iso, then try mounting it again.

I am interted in the same thing. My n00b question is the following.. As root, I shoul type "modprobe loop" in the "terminal"??? Which says. [admin@server admin] $ ???
Its that the right place?'

thanks
teban

liamoboyle · 03-31-2004, 09:14 PM

Yep. You can see all the modules already loaded by typing 'lsmod' as well. However, if it's compiled into the kernel, it won't be listed here.

Teban · 04-01-2004, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by liamoboyle
Yep. You can see all the modules already loaded by typing 'lsmod' as well. However, if it's compiled into the kernel, it won't be listed here.

but when I write "lsmod" in the Konsole it says:

bash: lsmod: command not found

i am using mandrake 10.0

Teban · 04-01-2004, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Teban
but when I write "lsmod" in the Konsole it says:

bash: lsmod: command not found

i am using mandrake 10.0

I got it, I must write "su" and type the root password

i answered my self...