On Fri, 30 May 2003, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote:
> Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> >
> >>To answer your question though, yes, I can boot from a floppy. To get
> >>those files though I have to do wonky mount commands (at least wonky in
> >>my opinion (I mean, come on, 'mount -t iso9660 /path/to/iso /mnt/point
> >>is wonky, ain't it? :-p)). I think I'll try the 7.2 cd expert install
> >
> >
> > I think it's rather cool. Don't forget the "-o loop" option.
>
> Wonky does not preclude coolness. :-p
>
> Why do I need the '-o loop' option?
An ISO is basically a file system inside a file. The loopback device is a
technique for allowing you to look inside the file to see the hidden
filesystem. If I try to mount an ISO without it, I get:
# mount -t iso9660 shrike-i386-disc1.iso disc1
mount: shrike-i386-disc1.iso is not a block device (maybe try `-o loop'?)
# mount -o loop shrike-i386-disc1.iso disc1/
#
> Actually, I had started an internet upgrade to 8.0, but got scared and
> backed out
Go ahead and do it right. Why live dangerously?
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