Thanks. If you have a /mnt/cdrom, do you want the iso to be mounted to that point or should the iso have its own mount point? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:36 AM Subject: Re: iso files > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > You create a directory that you will use for mount points. For > example, most distros come with a directory called /mnt and under that > will be several empty directories with appropriate names like cdrom, > floppy, hd, iso, etc. then your mount point becomes /mnt/cdrom, > /mnt/iso, etc. > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 10:07:27AM -0700, Sean McMahon wrote: > > In your example what is mountpoint? Is this something you make up? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Thomas Stivers" <stivers_t at tomass.dyndns.org> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:53 AM > > Subject: Re: iso files > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 07:37:06 AM -0800, Juan Hernandez wrote: > > > > how do I mount .iso files in linux? I'm using fc2 > > > > > > The short answer, as root do: > > > > > > mount -o loop /path/to/file.iso /path/to/mountpoint > > > > > > If that doesn't work then you need to insure that the loopback device is > > > built into your kernel or as a module, and then check out the losetup > > > man page. More than likely though it will be as simple as shown. > > > > > > - -- > > > "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. > > > Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, > > > by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian W. Kernighan > > > > > > Thomas Stivers e-mail: stivers_t at tomass.dyndns.org > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > iD8DBQFCDNTm5JK61UXLur0RAhNWAJ9+ZaG7nf503C4WBs/NqX9VoCLy8wCfa9UX > > > /vHPK2aaxsja9snVPc6vqQU= > > > =JeDO > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > - -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFCDO0dWSjv55S0LfERAhn6AJ9MTWSp1jLORoXyrMTjJPQEeZrehgCfabk0 > eOtyO3hqVfeYsmFpKeq88Qc= > =CV9M > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
