Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:23:27 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mount an iso image? Message-ID: <3EC8E3B8930912D6CD250E65@utd59514.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <20070423191854.GD49993@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net> References: <48CA2894022F35F0D83C3AFD@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20070423191854.GD49993@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net>
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--==========1B70C16B7F0807363B66========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On Monday, April 23, 2007 21:18:55 +0200 Martin Tournoij=20 <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 > > If you want to mount multiple ISO images then you will have to > use md1, md2, ect. > > Don't forget to unmount and detach the memory disk: > umount /somewhere > mdconfig -ud 0 > > 0 should be replaced with the appropiate device number > > Note that this will only mount standard iso images (iso9660, usually > .iso or .bin), if you want to mount Nero/Alcohol/PowerISO/ect images > then you must first convert them, iat is a great tool for doing this: > Ports collection: sysutils/iat > Website: http://iat.berlios.de/ > Thanks. That's what I was looking for. I wasn't trying to create an iso.=20 I wanted to see what was inside one without burning a CD first. That works = perfectly. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========1B70C16B7F0807363B66==========--
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