Hi,
I am not able to use more than 8 loop devices
... here are all my unsuccessfull tries to do so;
[root@www root]# cat /etc/mandrake-release
Mandrake Linux release 8.2beta2 (Cooker) for i586
[root@www root]# uname -a
Linux www.kalou.net 2.4.17-16mdk #1 Fri Feb 8 16:00:03 CET 2002 i686
unknown
[root@www root]# mount | grep loop
/iso/82b21.iso on /mnt/82b21 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop0)
/iso/82b22.iso on /mnt/82b22 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop1)
/iso/mdk81cd1.iso on /mnt/mdk81cd1 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop2)
/iso/mdk81cd2.iso on /mnt/mdk81cd2 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop3)
/iso/mdk81cd3.iso on /mnt/mdk81cd3 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop4)
/iso/mdk81src1.iso on /mnt/src/81.1 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop5)
/iso/mdk81src2.iso on /mnt/src/81.2 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop6)
/iso/blade1.iso on /mnt/blade1 type iso9660 (rw,loop=/dev/loop7)
[root@www root]# mount /mnt/blade2
mount : impossible de trouver un p�riph�rique de boucle disponible
[root@www root]# cat /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=241716mdk ro root=803 max_loop=32 devfs=mount
[root@www root]# rpm -qa | grep kernel
kernel-source-2.4.17-16mdk
kernel-doc-2.4.17-16mdk
kernel-2.4.17.16mdk-1-1mdk
kernel-headers-2.4.17-24mdk
[root@www root]# rpm -qa | grep devfs
devfsd-1.3.23-5mdk
[root@www root]# ps auxww | grep devfs
root 74 0.0 0.2 1736 876 ? S 23:03 0:00 devfsd /dev
[root@www root]# ls -l /dev/loop/*
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 0 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/0
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 1 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/1
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 2 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/2
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 3 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/3
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 4 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/4
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 5 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/5
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 6 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/6
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 7 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/7
[root@www root]# mknod /dev/loop/8 b 7 8
[root@www root]# ls -l /dev/loop/*
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 0 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/0
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 1 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/1
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 2 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/2
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 3 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/3
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 4 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/4
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 5 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/5
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 6 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/6
brw-r----- 1 root root 7, 7 jan 1 1970 /dev/loop/7
brw-r--r-- 1 root root 7, 8 f�v 13 13:44 /dev/loop/8
[root@www root]# ls -l /dev/loop8
lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 11 f�v 13 13:45 /dev/loop8 ->
/dev/loop/8
[root@www root]# mount /mnt/blade2
mount : impossible de trouver un p�riph�rique de boucle disponible
[root@www linux]# losetup /dev/loop/7
/dev/loop/7 : [0816]:216 (/iso/blade1.iso) d�calage 0, undefined cryptage
[root@www linux]# losetup /dev/loop/8
loop : impossible d'ouvrir le p�riph�rique /dev/loop/8: Aucun p�riph�rique
de ce type
[root@www linux]# type losetup
losetup is hashed (/sbin/losetup)
[root@www linux]# rpm -qf /sbin/losetup
losetup-2.11n-1mdk
Olivier Kaloudoff
