Loop device

[Karl Goetz]

VIGNESH wrote:
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo losetup -d /dev/loop1
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo mount ubuntu-live.iso mnt -o loop=/dev/loop1 -t 

why all the extra crap?
shell:path$ sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 dapperInstallx86.iso /mnt/dapper/
Password:
shell:path$

kk

> iso9660mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/loop1,
>        missing codepage or other error
>        In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
>        dmesg | tail  or so
> 
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ syslog
> bash: syslog: command not found
> ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ dmesg | tail
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop1.
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop2.
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop3.
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop4.
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop5.
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop6.
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop7.
> VFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop1.
> Unable to identify CD-ROM format.
> 
> This is what I get The losetup worked . I also added iso9660 to 
> /proc/filesystems using modprobe iso9660
> 
> Still no luck...
> 
> Vignesh
> 
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