Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 11:49:18 -0700 (PDT) From: David Kirchner <davidk@accretivetg.com> To: Nathan Mace <mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: mounting a ISO image Message-ID: <20011020114808.Y85958-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20011020145250.58614318.mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu>
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Nathan Mace wrote: > how can i mount an ISO image to a directory to make sure it's valid? i > see where it says you can use "mount - o loop image.iso directory" but > even as root it says that '-o loop' is not supported. i know i have > done this before under linux, is there not anyway to do it in freebsd? > > please cc the replies to me, thanks > > nathan If you have the pseudo-device 'vn' compiled in to your kernel you can use that driver to mount files. To use: vnconfig /dev/vn0c /path/to/iso/image mount -t cd9660 /dev/vn0c /mount/point To disable: umount /dev/vn0c vnconfig -u /dev/vn0c To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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