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

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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