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Subject: Re: [aclug-L] Mounting file system images
From: "Greg House" <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:50:39 -0500
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From: Jeff Schaller <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


>> I have a file system image file that I want to modify...
>
>mkdir /mnt/point
>mount -o loop /file/system/image /mnt/point
>
>Note that you need loopback (/dev/loop*)


Note further that the loopback driver must be configured into the kernel.  I
don't remember which section it's under, but I just saw it yesterday (while
trying to configure a new kernel).

Greg


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