On 8/9/14, Martin G. McCormick <mar...@server1.shellworld.net> wrote: > Is it possible to mount the FreeBSD USB iso image on a > debian system? I need to edit one of the configuration files and > the nearest USB port is on a Debian system. The hope is to add a > line of text to a file, transfer the image to a USB drive and > boot the FreeBSD system from the memory stick for an > installation. > I did try > mount -t ufs -ro loop FreeBSD-9.1-RELEASE-amd64-memstick-headless.img /mnt
-r option is "--read-only" option. Sounds like you do NOT want that. I think you meant "-o loop" rather than "-ro loop". > first to see what would happen and it appeared to work but ls > /mnt throws an I/O error as does any operation on /mnt until one > umounts /mnt. If the above don't fix it, copy and paste the output of your mount command (include the command). We might spot something you're not seeing. Good luck, Zenaan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAOsGNSTO7bUEKxJhLS+KGU1AvCwWWt6AFDu6FFGvy4=fe76...@mail.gmail.com
