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#1 2021-04-15 10:32:26
- DireWolf
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[SOLVED]problem mounting raw disk image using loop
I have a raw disk image of 16GiB on my local hard drive
when I try to mount it using :
'sudo mount -o ro,noload,loop /run/media/path_to_file/rpi4bak.raw /run/media/path_to_mountpoint/root1'
it gives an error :
mount: /run/media/path_to_mountpoint/root1: failed to setup loop device for /run/media/path_to_file/rpi4bak.raw.
And I ran modprobe loop before doing these and it is running
also trying to manually create a loop device using losetup:
sudo losetup -f -P rpi4bak.raw
it gives an error :
losetup: rpi4bak.raw: failed to set up loop device: No such file or directory
Last edited by DireWolf (2021-05-01 08:58:52)
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#2 2021-04-15 15:50:39
- seth
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Re: [SOLVED]problem mounting raw disk image using loop
sudo losetup -f -P /run/media/path_to_file/rpi4bak.raw?
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#3 2021-04-15 16:07:35
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Re: [SOLVED]problem mounting raw disk image using loop
It worked after a reboot...
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#4 2021-04-15 16:09:58
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Re: [SOLVED]problem mounting raw disk image using loop
Is the image vfat or so?
The typical explanation for #3 is that you updated the kernel and couldn't mount the partition because you didn't have access to the FS modules for the running kernel anymore.
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#5 2021-05-01 08:54:40
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Re: [SOLVED]problem mounting raw disk image using loop
Yes it was vfat... fat 32
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#6 2021-05-01 08:55:24
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Re: [SOLVED]problem mounting raw disk image using loop
Though i distinctly remember not updating the kernel....
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