* HG [06-06-07 15:22]:

Tha query doesn't tell anything particular about openSUSE.

Are you sure?

You are probably wondering how it's done in openSUSE (that's why you write here, right?). The above query gives you the "hard"

there is an easier way? You haven't presented one!

way of having to go to shell and issue the command which probably works in most distributions:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso

And of course, you have to do that as root. I also really wish that users could mount ISO's by just right clicking on the file - specially on openSUSE which tries to be one of the easiest to use distributions.

You can and there are several methods, but all much more complicated than just " sudo mount ....". But since *you* understand that this is the "hard" way, please explain the "easy" way, and the "openSUSE" way. You are just making NOISE! -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

HG wrote:

Hi!

Mike, that simple script looks good specially if it can be incorporated into working directly from Konqueror. Have to try this weekend. I'll also try the kio_iso for some reason, I didn't have it installed. Lets see how it works. Thanks!

I tried both the kio_iso and the IsoMaster application and both work very well as a user. However for a simple copy of a file from an ISO image to a directory, the simplicity of MC still is hard to beat and it is part of most installations and certainly is on all of the cd/dvd media and can be installed. The IsoMaster reminded me of the Windoze program called UltraISO (not by M$) which is a very fine product for that other OS btw and I suspect I will find occasion to use it in the Linux environment when I want to edit the ISO files and/or reconstruct the image for reburning an 'oops'. The original poster seemed to just want a quick and dirty way to retrieve a file or two from an image as a USER and for my 2c worth, I still think midnite commander (mc) is the way...especially given all the other tools built into that program to handle editing, moving, ftp, multiple files....everything in one toolbox. All in all, I now have all three loaded because each has unique views that can be of value. Richard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wed, June 6, 2007 12:19 pm, HG wrote:

Hello Kai!

On 6/6/07, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

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* Kai Ponte [06-06-07 14:05]:

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Is there any way to mount an iso file as a user - sort of like mounting a usb drive?

I looked and cannot find any right-click option in Konqueror to mount an iso file. Is this not possible?

I also expected to be able to mount ISO's with right-clicking. Sadly, it's not that easy in SUSE.

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I found this http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=11577 but it has to be run as root.

google *is* your friend: http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+mount+iso

Tha query doesn't tell anything particular about openSUSE. You are probably wondering how it's done in openSUSE (that's why you write here, right?). The above query gives you the "hard" way of having to go to shell and issue the command which probably works in most distributions:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 filename.iso /mnt/iso

And of course, you have to do that as root. I also really wish that users could mount ISO's by just right clicking on the file - specially on openSUSE which tries to be one of the easiest to use distributions.

Yes, thank you patrick for the link - yet I had tried both that and with the words "suse" and "opensuse" which is how I got the link I originally posted. Oh, and Google ISN'T my friend. If he/she/it were, I would have been informed during the IPO to purchase many shares as they would quadruple in value. Instead I thought it too risky. I'm not sure this is an option even in Vista or MacOS. I'd just like it. I have an ISO of a DVD I made, and would just like to mount it for the purposes of viewing the DVD. I also have an ISO of files and just want to mount - get the files then unmount. TIA! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wednesday 06 June 2007, Kai Ponte wrote:

I'm not sure this is an option even in Vista or MacOS. I'd just like it. I have an ISO of a DVD I made, and would just like to mount it for the purposes of viewing the DVD. I also have an ISO of files and just want to mount - get the files then unmount.

If it's a video DVD, both VLC and MPlayer will read the ISO directly without any need to mount it. As for your other iso, try isomaster, available from the packman repository: "ISO Master is a graphical editor for ISO images with support for ISO9660, RockRidge, and Joliet file names. It is useful for extracting, deleting, or adding files and directories to or from an ISO image." Or as was pointed out above, Midnight Commander will read the contents of an ISO. Or maybe use kio_iso, which is a KIO slave that allows you to open an ISO in Konqueror (iso:/path/to/file.iso in the location bar). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Peter Van Lone wrote:

... using gnome, I can just right-click and select "Open with File Roller". I can then open/view files, and selectively choose to extract the ones I want outside of the ISO. Is that not sufficient? I love it ... and love that there is no native way to do that in winders ...

I imagine that in KDE the integrated archive utility has similar functionality.

Well, I wasn't able to get in directly under Konqueror, but Krusader treated my suse10.2 iso's just like directories. John Perry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

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The only way I'm aware of is with "fuse", which unfortunately isn't completely integrated in 10.2

Midnight Comander (mc) does the trick. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFGZxUCtTMYHG2NR9URAhAmAJoCqmwC1OszYN31y92fdXgdEtPIpACaAg8Y znY9NJ4CC0eXF/lgVD9SbmA= =dM1j -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 21:55 -0500, Peter Van Lone wrote:

On 6/6/07, Mike McMullin wrote:

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umount -d /mnt/mountiso mount -o loop $1.iso /mnt/mountiso

I have this script, Kai, it works rather well for me.

Mike, a couple things here that confuse me:

1)Kai wanted something that could mount an ISO from the GUI ... I suppose if you create a launcher/icon for this script, that could work. But, then it still requires root rights, correct? (this was something else Kai wanted, was not to require root.

IIRC Kai does know something of programming. ;) Of course, one could right click on the .iso file and use the open with ... and then invoke the script, but there ought to be a conflict resolving the name due to the extension. I know that I had a reason for forcing ?.iso, but don't off-hand recall what it was.

2)Your script looks to be using a variable for the .iso filename (I assume that is what the $ infront of the 1.iso means)? How does that work ... should a user be prompted for the path/filename of the iso? Or is it something like, if you put your iso in the same directory as the script, then it just finds the iso?

Yeah the %1 takes a parameter passed to the script (the first one actually) and assumes that it is the name of the iso file to be mounted less it's extension. This script is actually located in the /usr/bin directory and is invokable by any user on the system (+x has been set). As far as invoking it from the CLI, a path to the file is only required when the script is invoked from a directory other than the one that the .iso is located in, yes it will have to find the .iso. HTH Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 21:41 -0700, Kai Ponte wrote:

On Wed, June 6, 2007 9:07 pm, Mike McMullin wrote:

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On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 21:55 -0500, Peter Van Lone wrote:

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On 6/6/07, Mike McMullin wrote:

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umount -d /mnt/mountiso mount -o loop $1.iso /mnt/mountiso

I have this script, Kai, it works rather well for me.

Mike, a couple things here that confuse me:

1)Kai wanted something that could mount an ISO from the GUI ... I suppose if you create a launcher/icon for this script, that could work. But, then it still requires root rights, correct? (this was something else Kai wanted, was not to require root. IIRC Kai does know something of programming. ;)

Nah, I'm a division manager in charge of programmers.

I know nothing of programming any more. All previous knowledge is being sucked out of my head.

Same difference. ;)

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Of course, one could right click on the .iso file and use the open with ... and then invoke the script, but there ought to be a conflict resolving the name due to the extension. I know that I had a reason for forcing ?.iso, but don't off-hand recall what it was.

Not bad. Thanks. I'll download it from your original email and run it. I don't suppose I could have it prompt me for a filename through the GUI?

The script would have to be adjusted to do so, that isn't something that I have looked into. If you do, could you please pass me back the change?

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2)Your script looks to be using a variable for the .iso filename (I assume that is what the $ infront of the 1.iso means)? How does that work ... should a user be prompted for the path/filename of the iso? Or is it something like, if you put your iso in the same directory as the script, then it just finds the iso?

Yeah the %1 takes a parameter passed to the script (the first one actually) and assumes that it is the name of the iso file to be mounted less it's extension. This script is actually located in the /usr/bin directory and is invokable by any user on the system (+x has been set). As far as invoking it from the CLI, a path to the file is only required when the script is invoked from a directory other than the one that the .iso is located in, yes it will have to find the .iso.

No biggie. Just wanted something quick and dirty.

I'll give it a try.

I appreciate all the responses. It is nice to see that there is more than one way to tackle this item!

BTW, the /mnt/mountiso directory has to be created prior to using the script, which requires root privileges. I did that so that anyone on the system could actually mount an .iso if they wanted to. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org