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[riccardo35@xxxxxxxxx]

On Mon 09 Apr 2007 01:37, Carlos F Lange wrote:
> > Â - Is there some method whereby one can copy a CD-iso to Hard
> > Disk, and access, without using the CD drive . . . but by mounting
> > the iso as /loop device?
>
> Use the mount command:
>
> mount -t iso9660 -o loop,ro,exec,unhide  whatever.iso
> /path/mountpoint
>
> Or add to your /etc/fstab (mounts everytime you reboot):
>
> /path/whatever.iso   /path/mountpoint   iso9660   loop,ro,exec,unhide
>
> Copy the ISO with K3B or with:
>
> dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/path/whatever.iso
>
> Replace /dev/cdrom with the proper device in the command above, if
> needed.

 - thank you so much, Carlos FL - this is really good to learn  :)

best wishes

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