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pogeymanz

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Registered: 2008-03-11

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[SOLVED]How can I mount a .iso and run it without wasting a CD?

I am using WINE and want to install a program that normally comes on a CD, but I don't feel like burning the .iso to a CD. Can I acheive the same results some other way?

Last edited by pogeymanz (2008-06-25 20:51:34)

Jansson

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2006-09-10

Posts: 106

Re: [SOLVED]How can I mount a .iso and run it without wasting a CD?

I prefer adding them to fstab:
<path to iso> <place to mount> iso9660 ro,user,noauto,loop=/dev/loop0   0 0

note that loop is now treated as a module, and has to be loaded, either in rc.conf or by modprobe

edit: don't forget to add the mount place in winecfg and if you nead multiple isos mounted at the same time, use loop1, loop2, loop3 and so on.

and of course the quick litle rtfm, this isn't realy that hard to find

Last edited by Jansson (2008-06-25 20:44:03)

pogeymanz

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Registered: 2008-03-11

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Re: [SOLVED]How can I mount a .iso and run it without wasting a CD?

I thought this wasn't such a common thing to do, but you're right: a google would have solved my answers...  Oh well..

unixguru

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Registered: 2006-05-02

Posts: 85

Re: [SOLVED]How can I mount a .iso and run it without wasting a CD?

Use acetoneiso2, it is in the repo. Can mount other imagtypes too.

carlocci

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From: Padova - Italy

Registered: 2008-02-12

Posts: 368

Re: [SOLVED]How can I mount a .iso and run it without wasting a CD?

Use acetoneiso2, it is in the repo. Can mount other imagtypes too.

does it have cli support or it's only graphical?

unixguru

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Registered: 2006-05-02

Posts: 85

Re: [SOLVED]How can I mount a .iso and run it without wasting a CD?

You coud use http://fuse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FuseIso. FuseIso is the backend for acetone.