Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:52:12 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mount an iso image? Message-ID: <20070423205212.GA99749@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20070423204514.GD50353@dan.emsphone.com> References: <48CA2894022F35F0D83C3AFD@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20070423191854.GD49993@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net> <3EC8E3B8930912D6CD250E65@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20070423204514.GD50353@dan.emsphone.com>
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On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 03:45:14PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Apr 23), Paul Schmehl said: > > --On Monday, April 23, 2007 21:18:55 +0200 Martin Tournoij > > > 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? > > > > > > 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. I wanted to see what was inside one without burning a CD > > first. That works perfectly. > > If that's all you need, there's an even easier way: "tar tvf mycd.iso", > since libarchive understands the iso9660 filesystem format :) That's a neat trick that is worth publicizing. Maybe the freebsd-tips fortune file? Kris
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