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Old 04-11-2008, 08:48 AM   #1
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Solaris 7 - Mount ISO


Hello,

I need to mount an ISO file on Solaris 7. All of the information i have found has been unsuccessful. Please advise!
 
Old 04-11-2008, 09:18 AM   #2
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I don't know if it works on Solaris7, but in newer versions you can use:
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mount -F hsfs -o ro `lofiadm -a /path/to/file.iso` /mnt
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Old 04-11-2008, 11:07 PM   #3
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You do realise that you are three major releases downrev right?
 
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You do realise that you are three major releases downrev right?
No. I had no clue that Solaris 10 was out. I do really appreciate you pointing out that glaring fact.

And no, this box doesn't have lofiadm installed. This system has had security patches only. There haven't been any updates to functionality.

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Old 04-13-2008, 03:58 PM   #5
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lofiadm appeared with Solaris 8.

For Solaris 7 and older, you can use fbk: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/schily/kernel/fbk/README
 
  


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