I just learned that the number of loop back devices is managed dynamically by the kernel. However, the number of actual loop back devices in /dev/ is set to 8 by default. Creating new ones can be done with
$ sudo mknod b 7 <number> /dev/loop<number> -- Maximum number of 8 loopback devices low for SC https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/498174 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
