how to mount compressed iso file

Forum: myDSL Extensions (deprecated)
Topic: how to mount compressed iso file
started by: subarus

Posted by subarus on July 21 2004,13:21

i give up

Posted by mpie on July 21 2004,14:52

see the info in the repository re ci images, what install are you using live cd, frugal or hd - i beleive this is a live cd option only- mi may be wrong tho

Posted by subarus on July 22 2004,14:00

mount -o loop /mnt/hda1/firefox.ci /opt/firefox -t ext2 - DONT WORK

mount -o loop /mnt/hda1/firefox.ci /opt/firefox -t ext3 - DONT WORK

mount -o loop /mnt/hda1/firefox.ci /opt/firefox -t vfat - DONT WORK

mount -o loop /mnt/hda1/firefox.ci /opt/firefox -t ntfs - DONT WORK

mount -o loop /mnt/hda1/firefox.ci /opt/firefox -t iso9660 - DONT WORK

mount -o loop /mnt/hda1/firefox.ci /opt/firefox -t tmpfs - DONT WORK

Posted by mpie on July 22 2004,14:33

Quote (subarus @ July 22 2004,10:00)

this still doesnt say what you're running hd frugal or live?

Posted by subarus on July 22 2004,14:51

I used live-cd .
dsl mydsl=hda1 (firefox.ci and ff.tar.gz located at /tmp/hda1)

I have abandoned slackware, redhat, debian, knoppix ... for dsl

Posted by mpie on July 22 2004,15:07

why /tmp/hda1 ci images need to be mounted at boot time there in lies the problem dsl needs to mount and load these at boot

Posted by roberts on July 22 2004,17:09

First the .ci should not be mixed in with the other extensions. They have a separate webpage. On that webpage it stated how to use them. They work fine with any kind of DSL install.

Starting with 0.7.3, you will be able to mount and umount them via the same myDSL button in emelfm. So, I guess it won't really matter if they are on the same webpage. Note the .ci uses much less memory then a tar.gz, or .dsl. But also, note that they will usually require a small .tar.gz for configuration files specific for the application. Be sure to read the .info file for proper use.

Because the.ci is usually a double mount, and because of the limited cloop devices, it is preferred to use the DSL system to mount and umount them, as you need to make application directories, and keep track of available cloop devices.

For those, who want to see the actual command, using the example from the prior post:

mount /mnt/hda1/firefox.ci /opt/firefox -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/cloopX where X is the next available cloop device.
0.7.3 should be out RSN.

Posted by ke4nt1 on June 26 2005,06:24

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