Re: loop: can't get info on device
On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 09:07:45PM +0100, ?ke Wiv?nge wrote:
> I'm very new to Linux and Debian and when I try to install Debian from a
> CD burned with "debian-30r1-i386-binary-1_NONUS.iso" it just stops when
> it's installing kernel and driver modules, and on the error console it
> says:
>
> loop: can't get info on device /dev/loop0: no such device or address
>
> I tried to find any reference to it but only found one where someone had
> the same problem, but resolved it by installing via a network. I'm just
> wondering, is there another way to get it to work?
That device is normally on the root.bin filesystem. Maybe
it got deleted or hidden somehow? You should see many devices
in /dev, including loop0-7.
To create it, use
cd /dev
/sbin/MAKEDEV loop0
in console 2.
--
"The way the Romans made sure their bridges worked is what
we should do with software engineers. They put the designer
under the bridge, and then they marched over it."
-- Lawrence Bernstein, Discover, Feb 2003
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