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Date:      Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:36:40 +0100
From:      RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Mount an iso image?
Message-ID:  <20070423203640.21c494c7@gumby.homeunix.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070423191854.GD49993@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net>
References:  <48CA2894022F35F0D83C3AFD@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20070423191854.GD49993@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net>

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On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:18:55 +0200
Martin Tournoij <carpetsmoker@xs4all.nl> wrote:

> On Mon 23 Apr 2007 14:04, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> > Is it possible to mount an iso image?  I'm not referring to a cd,
> > but a single file that has been created using mkisofs.  If so, what
> > command would you use?  mount_cd9660 wants a block device.  Do I
> > need to use some sort of pseudo block device?
> > 
> > Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
> > Senior Information Security Analyst
> > The University of Texas at Dallas
> > http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
> 
> To mount a iso image:
> mdconfig -at nvode -f MYIMAGE.ISO
> mount_cd9960 /dev/md0 /somewhere
> 

I notice no-one is recommending it be mounted read-only. Is it implicit
for cd9960, or can an iso be modified this way?



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