Using a ISO file to create a virtual CD-ROM Drive

[Alexander Skwar]

· Carsten Agger <agger at c.dk>:

> Sebastian Gil skrev:
>> 2006/7/30, José Paulo Matafome Oleiro <matafomeoleiro at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:matafomeoleiro at gmail.com>>:
>> 
>>     Hi there, I've got a problem how I can mount a ISO file, to appears
>>     like a CD/DVD at my Ubuntu system?
>>     Thanks for your help
>> 
>>     Sincerely
>>     José Oleiro aka Matafome (#computers at irc.ptnet.org
>>     <http://irc.ptnet.org>)
>> 
>> 
>> sudo mount -t iso9660 -o loop image.iso mountpoint
>> 
> OK, here's a supplementary question: Is it possible to set the system
> op to boot from an ISO in a virtual CD-ROM drive?

No.

> The reason I ask is that there's a live distro I'd like to try
> out, but I don't currently have a CD-ROM drive ...

Hm. With VMware, that would be possible.

Alexander Skwar
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