Re: Errors on loop mounted DVD-image + More than 8 loop devices
Thanks for your help, problems solved !
> > Previous to using the DVD.iso I was using CD images,
> > but here I can only loop-mount 8 images at a time.
> > I have not found a way to increase the loop devices
> > to more than 8 in order to mount all 12 CD.isos at the
> > same time. Any suggestions ?!
>
> I just googled 'more than 8 loop devices' and got 796,000
> references. Most of the first 10 look to be relevant.
This one helps a great deal
http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/CDServer-HOWTO/kerneltweak.html
On Thursday 21 October 2004 17:54, Robert Parker wrote:
> On Thursday 21 October 2004 18:07, G. Klein wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have sucessfully downloaded the DVD iso images for
> > sarge-i386 with jigdo. The image was o.k. according to
> > the jigdo status. When loop mounting the image I get
> > Input/Output errors reading some of the deb packages.
> > I get the impression, that all packages beyond the 2GB
> > of the image cannot be read, but I am not sure about that.
> > Is there an issue with loop mounting >2GB images ?
> > Can anyone point into the direction where to check.
>
> I'm running 2.4.18-k7 kernel on a Woody desktop system.
> Just loop mounted dvd iso, sarge-i386-1.iso and checked
> md5sum -c md5sum.txt
> which ran through 100% ok - it took a while.
> So I don't think its a > 2gig issue at all.
Ok, sorry for troubling the list in this matter. Should have checked
the md5sum after copying to my externel harddisk again.
There is NO > 2GB issue with kernel 2.4.21 on my sarge system for loop
devices. thanks for your help !
>
> > I am using kernel 2.4.21 on a notebook with sarge.
> >
> HTH
> Bob Parker
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