Mounting iso image

batev · 10-19-2005, 04:33 AM

Hi! When I try to mount iso image file on my Slackware 10.2, 2.4.31 I have the following error:

Code:

root@home:/mnt/hd# mount -o loop whatever.iso /mnt/hd/
ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument

Any suggestions?

Keruskerfuerst · 10-19-2005, 06:11 AM

Hello!

Try to mount with following command:

mount /dev/(cdrom) -t iso9660 /mnt

okmyx · 10-19-2005, 06:28 AM

Do you have loop back support compiled into your kernel?

batev · 10-19-2005, 07:05 AM

Yes, I have it:
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y

shilo · 10-19-2005, 11:04 AM

Code:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 -r /path/to/file.iso /path/to/mountpoint

batev · 10-19-2005, 11:17 AM

Thanks but:
mount -o loop -t iso9660 -r /path/to/file.iso /path/to/mountpoint
ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument

If I make it verbose with the -v option I have this:
mount: going to use the loop device /dev/loop0
ioctl: LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument
mount: failed setting up loop device

egag · 10-19-2005, 11:45 AM

you can only mount iso's that are stored on a linux filesystem.
if it's on FAT or NTSF it won't work.
maybe that's the case here ?

egag

Alien Bob · 10-19-2005, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by egag
you can only mount iso's that are stored on a linux filesystem.
if it's on FAT or NTSF it won't work.
maybe that's the case here ?

egag

I can loop-mount the ISO files that are on my NTFS partition just fine!

However, if your ISO is located on a SMB of NFS (i.e. network) filesystem, you may get the above error.

Eric

urka58 · 10-19-2005, 03:58 PM

try as root
mount -t iso9660 -o loop=/dev/loop(x) /path/to/iso /mnt/wathever
Ciao

uselpa · 10-19-2005, 03:59 PM

Just a guess - Looking at the first post, it appears that you are in the directory that you want to use as a mount point. Just make a "cd /" and try the command again.

egag · 10-19-2005, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alien Bob
I can loop-mount the ISO files that are on my NTFS partition just fine!

However, if your ISO is located on a SMB of NFS (i.e. network) filesystem, you may get the above error.

Eric

i could't mount them from NTFS or FAT a while ago
and google gave me a few times that info.
( i can't try, i don't have ntfs anymore )

if you use a recent kernel it might be kernel-development.

egag

batev · 10-20-2005, 09:24 AM

Yes, I moved the iso image from the ntfs partition to my xfs partition and now it can be mounted! Thanks everybody!!!