Re: Could not find any loop device
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On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 06:02:49AM -0600, Chris Wallace wrote:
> # mount -o loop,ro myiso.iso /iso
> mount: Could not find any loop device, and, according to /proc/devices,
> this kernel does not know about the loop device.
> (If so, then recompile or `insmod loop.o'.)
>
> I am using 2.6.1 that I compiled myself. Obviously I missed something
> when I was configuring the kernel. Could someone please point me to
> what I need to compile in. Thanks for your help.
This one got me, too. Apparently, 2.6's module autoloader doesn't
pick up on the loopback device like it did in 2.4 for whatever
reason. modprobe loop should do the trick.
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