Subject: Re: RPMS of tasty morsels 1.2 [was Re: xv 3.10a]
schinder@pobox.com
Date: Fri Mar 03 2000 - 06:14:09 MST
On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 12:34:16AM -0700, Jim Cole wrote:
} I would guess yes, but I don't have that kernel installed anymore. If you
} have an object named loop.o in /lib/modules/2.2.6-16b/block, then you are
} probably good to go.
}
} Or you could just try it by picking some relatively small directory and
} doing the following.
}
} mkisofs -a -r -o test_image /path/to/some/small_directory/
}
} mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 test_image /mnt/cdrom
}
} If that all works, then you definitely have loopback support ;)
There's a simpler way to check for loopback support:
linux% cat /proc/devices
Character devices:
1 mem
2 pty
3 ttyp
4 ttyS
5 cua
7 vcs
10 misc
14 sound
21 sg
29 fb
56 adb
128 ptm
136 pts
Block devices:
1 ramdisk
2 fd
3 ide0
7 loop
8 sd
11 sr
Note that to burn CD's, you also need sg turned on. To mount the
images, all you need is loopback. Mounting an image doesn't mean you
can't burn it.
}
} Jim
}
}
} Robert Fout's bits of Fri, 3 Mar 2000 translated to:
}
} >umm.. is loopback support 'turned on' with 2.2.6-16b (stock with 1.1)?
} >
} >Bob
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} >
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-- Paul Schinder schinder@pobox.com
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