Loopback filesystem support allows a user to mount an ordinary file as if it were a device, such as \/dev\/hda1. This is useful for mounting a CD-ROM filesystem to populate and test before burning it to CDROM.<\/p>\n
Use the dd command to create file large enough to contain the filesystem:<\/p>\n
dd if=\/dev\/zero of=filesystem.img bs=1M count=20<\/p>\n
Associate the new file with the loopback device:<\/p>\n
losetup \/dev\/loop0 filesystem.img<\/p>\n
Create a filesystem within the file:<\/p>\n
mkfs -t ext2 \/dev\/loop0<\/p>\n
Mount the filesystem:<\/p>\n
mount \/dev\/loop0 mount point<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Loopback filesystem support allows a user to mount an ordinary file as if it were a device, such as \/dev\/hda1. This is useful for mounting a CD-ROM filesystem to populate and test before burning it to CDROM. Use the dd … Continue reading