Re: Mounting a FreeBSD USB Memory Stick Image rw
On Sat 09 Aug 2014 at 02:44:31 +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> 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).
Giving the information asked for would also have helped.
> 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
mount -ro loop FreeBSD-9.1-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso /mnt
works here.
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