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   David Chmelik to Henrik Carlqvist   
   Re: can't mount ISO on loop   
   14 Feb 22 12:18:48   
   
   From: dchmelik@gmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:36:02 -0000 (UTC), Henrik Carlqvist wrote:   
      
   > On Mon, 14 Feb 2022 03:30:34 +0000, David Chmelik wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Slackware64 15+current, I can no longer mount ISOs on loopback.   
   >>   
   >> root@cosmos:~# mount   
   >> ware/slackware/slackware64-15.0-iso/slackware64-15.0- install-dvd.iso   
   >> /scd -o loop mount: /scd: can't read superblock on /dev/loop0.   
   >   
   > What does   
   >   
   > file   
   > ware/slackware/slackware64-15.0-iso/slackware64-15.0-install-dvd.iso   
   >   
   > say?   
      
   root@cosmos:~# file ware/slackware/slackware64-15.0-iso/slackware64-15.0-   
   install-dvd.iso   
   ware/slackware/slackware64-15.0-iso/slackware64-15.0-install-dvd.iso: ISO   
   9660 CD-ROM filesystem data (DOS/MBR boot sector) 'SlackDVD' (bootable)   
      
   > I don't think that it does matter, but if the iso file seems OK I would   
   > try to put the options before the device and mount point on the command   
   > line:   
   >   
   > mount -o loop ware/slackware/slackware64-15.0-iso/slackware64-15.0-   
   > install-dvd.iso /scd   
      
   It doesn't matter for that command; I originally learned to put '-o loop'   
   afterwards but you can put it before also.   
       The same thing happens with all ISOs.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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