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| Thread ID: 51656 | 2004-11-26 07:40:00 | Fedora Core 2 image mounting | lagbort (5041) | Press F1 |
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| 296626 | 2004-11-26 07:40:00 | I have just instaled my first ever linux distro, fedora core 2,. Now while its updating (3.5 hours and still going...) i thought i would go and find out how to mount images under linux, as i want to run this as a game server for LAN's I want to install a game which i ahve a .mdf image of, but try as i might i cannot find any info on how to mount a .mdf image under linux. cansomeone please help me. and remember me=linux noob :p thanks |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 296627 | 2004-11-26 07:43:00 | Open up a console/bash prompt and type: su - ^^This will prompt you for your password. You're now root^^ mkdir /mnt/localcd ^^This is where its going to be mounted^^ mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/username/gamename.mdf /mnt/localcd ^^Specify CD Filesystem, Its a "loopback" mount, and the mount from/to points^^ Cheers Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 296628 | 2004-11-26 07:52:00 | Im probably doing something really dumb here, i did that and i keep getting this list of commandsappear below the command whenever i sue it, they look like instructions as to the proper use of the command but they offer no real help | lagbort (5041) | ||
| 296629 | 2004-11-26 08:29:00 | After which command did you get the help info displayed? Just to make sure you are on the right track: :) 1. In the terminal/shell/konsole etc window, enter in su - not forgetting the '-' after the su which you must include. Then enter in root's password at the prompt. You will notice the bash prompt shows a # symbol now instead of the $ 2. Each command string given on a separate line by Chill is to be entered one at a time. 3. Everything is cAsE sensitive, and the white spaces between commands on a single line must exist (these are easy to miss, so look carefully for them). |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 296630 | 2004-11-26 08:38:00 | i get the help info after the last command just to clarify, what am i supposed to call the place im mounting it to (as i said noob, have no idea) this is what i was using mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/root/opt/gamename.mdf /mnt/localcd what have i dont wrong? :'( |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 296631 | 2004-11-26 08:42:00 | > mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/root/opt/gamename.mdf > /mnt/localcd /home/root is wrong unless you have called your username 'root'?? it should be /home/lagbort/gamename.mdf /mnt/localcd This is assuming you have the mdf saved in /home/lagbort |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 296632 | 2004-11-26 08:43:00 | i am curretnly running under the username root, and the file is located in (according to the bar at the top of the screen) file:/opt/unreal tournament 2004.mdf the error message i get back is as follows Usage: mount -V : print version mount -h : print this help mount : list mounted filesystems mount -l : idem, including volume labels So far the informational part. Next the mounting. The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'. Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted. mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab mount device : mount device at the known place mount directory : mount known device here mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device. One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere: mount --bind olddir newdir or move a subtree: mount --move olddir newdir A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom, or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid . Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd]. For many more details, say man 8 mount . |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 296633 | 2004-11-26 08:50:00 | right i shifted the file to /home/rob/UT2004.iso (i converted it ) and am now using the command mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/rob/UT2004.iso /mnt/localcd but still to the same results |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 296634 | 2004-11-26 10:32:00 | > i am curretnly running under the username root, It's ok if you are doing it just to get the game running but it is not considered good form to run as root |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 296635 | 2004-11-26 19:40:00 | ok im on to the next stage now, i found a shell script which added a "manage iso> mount iso" option to my right click menu, so now i have the game mounted i have hit another roadblock. whenever i try to execute the "linux-installer.sh" file i get an error message saying "Bash: ./linux-installer.sh: /bin/sh: bad interpereter: Permission denied" |
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