Dale Scheetz said: > This may be true (most probably is) but mkisofs is the tool I know about > from personal experience. How would I create an ext2fs in a file? Wouldn't > it still need to be a ro file system?
dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/file bs=1k count=<size> mke2fs /path/to/file <size> mount -t ext2 /path/to/file /mount/point That should do it. No need for a ro file system, especially if you want to be able to write things to it! -- Scott Barker Linux Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cuug.ab.ca:8001/~barkers/ (under construction) [ I try to reply to all e-mail within 3 days. If you don't ] [ get a response by then, I probably didn't get your e-mail. ] [ Unsolicited commercial and junk e-mail will be proof-read for US$100 ] "Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight." - William Safire -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]