plug] Re: Red Hat 8.0 Installation Takes Way Too Long

Art plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:25:45 -0700


Command is "mount -t iso9660 -o,ro,loop=/dev/loop0 (iso-image-name) /cdrom

Kevin Brown wrote:
> Victor Odhner wrote:
> 
>> R P Herrold wrote:
>>
>>> CD drive resets are indicators that you need to find another
>>> method of installation -- across the wire from loop mounted
>>> ISO's is straightforward using either the FTP or NFS, and documented 
>>> in the RELEASE-NOTES.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can someone explain to a hardware "ingenu" what a loop
>> mounted ISO is?
> 
> 
> an ISO file is an image of a CDs contents.  So a loop mounted ISO file 
> is where you mount the ISO file as if it was a live CD, giving you 
> access to the contents of the image.
> 
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