Re: Mounting a FreeBSD USB Memory Stick Image rw

[Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net>]

On 8/9/14, Martin McCormick <martin@x.it.okstate.edu> wrote:
> Zenaan Harkness writes:
>> 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.
>
> 	Very possible and many thanks. I'll give your suggestion
> a try.
>>
>> Good luck,
>
> Thanks. I think I am close but let's see what  we get.

No probs.

Please "reply all" (in general) especially if you are seeking
further feedback/ questions (of course).

Also, you can try "man losetup", if you want to do things more
manually, but "mount -o loop" should be your first port of call.
Here are some random notes (re losetup) I have from years ago:
    # first create a new loop device
    mknod /dev/loop/300 b 7 300
    # then assign your loop file to new loop device
    losetup /dev/loop/300 your_loop_file.dat
    # and finally mount the loop device instead of the file
    mount /dev/loop/300 /your_mount_directory/
    # if you then need to unmount, use
    umount /your_mount_directory/
    losetup -d /dev/loop/300

Good luck
Zenaan