> I remember having heard of some way to mount a *file* as filesystem. I > would want to use this to mount an iso9660 filesystem that is created as > file. Still with me? :) > > I couldn't find info on this anywhere.
It's documented in the kernel's Configure.help: Loop device support CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP Enabling this option will allow you to mount a file as a file system. This is useful if you want to check an ISO9660 file system before burning the CD, or want to use floppy images without first writing them to floppy. This option also allows one to mount a filesystem with encryption. To use these features, you need a recent version of mount, such as the one found at ftp.win.tue.nl:/pub/linux/util/mount-2.5X.tar.gz. If you want to use encryption, you might also be interested in the (old) DES package ftp.funet.fi:/pub/OS/Linux/BETA/loop/des.1.tar.gz. Note that this loop device has nothing to do with the loopback device used for network connections from the machine to itself. Most users will answer N here. Debian's mount is 2.5l-1; should be recent enough. (there is a 2.5n now). Ray -- J.H.M. Dassen | RUMOUR Believe all you hear. Your world may [EMAIL PROTECTED] | not be a better one than the one the blocks | live in but it'll be a sight more vivid. | - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]