In most distributions, you only need to do this:
root# ls
myiso.raw
root# mkdir mnt
root# mount -o loop myiso.raw mnt
root# ls mnt
myisofiles ...
At 08:55 AM 10/4/00 -0700, Bob Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Garl R. Grigsby wrote:
>
>> How do you mount an iso file? I have done this in the past, but for the life
>> of me I cannot figure it out now.
>
>BE SURE TO MOUNT READ_ONLY. (Ask me how I know.)
>
>Use the loopback device. Here's an example.
>
> root# ls
> README mandrake71-ext.iso mandrake71-inst.iso md5sums
> root# losetup /dev/loop0 mandrake71-inst.iso
> root# mount -o ro /dev/loop0 /mnt/disk
> root# ls /mnt/disk
> COPYING VERSION dosutils/ install.htm rr_moved/
> Mandrake/ autorun.inf images/ lnx4win/
> RPM-GPG-KEYS doc/ index.htm misc/
> root# umount /mnt/disk
> root# ls /mnt/disk
> root#
>
>The "-o ro" arg to mount means read only.
>
>Basically, the loopback device, /dev/loop[0-7], makes a disk file
>act like a block device. You use losetup to associate the file
>with the device. Once it's associated, you can mount it.
>
>--
> K<bob>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.jogger-egg.com/
>
