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Eddotan

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From: Colombia

Registered: 2010-08-19

Posts: 21

[solved]mounting iso image

hey, I'm back with more doubts xD

I'm trying to mount an iso image file into a loop using /dev/loop0, I'm mounting the iso file with 'sudo mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 file.iso /mnt/iso'.
btw this iso file contains video from dvd, but when I do 'mplayer /dev/loop0' it says me "file not found", else I can see the movie normally running mplayer under 'sudo' or 'su'
in other words, seems to be /dev/loop0 is only accessible by root... how can I do this with my regular user?

Last edited by Eddotan (2011-03-26 07:00:44)

fredre

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Registered: 2009-12-18

Posts: 45

Re: [solved]mounting iso image

Take a look at the "-dvd-device" option in mplayer.

       -dvd-device <path to device> (DVD only)
              Specify the DVD device or .iso filename (default: /dev/dvd).  You can also specify a directo‐
              ry that contains files previously copied directly from a DVD (with e.g. vobcopy).

It can run a dvd image directly without having to mount it. It may also work for a mounted image?

Eddotan

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From: Colombia

Registered: 2010-08-19

Posts: 21

Re: [solved]mounting iso image

O_O oh you right, I didnt look that option, even I didnt know that I can run iso file directly, and it works also for vlc.

thanks for reply, and i guess this thread will turn into "solved", so I leave /dev/loop for mount others kind of iso image

Last edited by Eddotan (2011-03-26 07:02:23)