Re: [TCLUG:22164] read an iso (no cd)

[Yaron <jethro@freakzilla.com>]

  Hi,

On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Ben Luey wrote:

> I want to look at some file on Caldera's eDesktop (netware nds client).
> Unfortuntaly, I can only download the whole thing in iso form. I don't
> have a cd burner, nor do I want to burn the cd -- is there a way I can get
> access to the iso I'm downloading?

Sure. Make sure you compile your kernel with Loopback Device Support or
add it in a s a module (I think it's in Block Devices?). Then do this:

mount -t iso9660 -o loop filename.iso /mnt

You can mount any filesystem off an image file this way. 

-Yaron

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