On Tuesday 08 October 2019 10:34:28 Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > > how do I mount it to copy those 5 or so > > files out of it and back to this card? I've not used the -oloop > > option in a decade and have long since forgot how. > > Since -o loop felt neglected it decided to become optional. > Oh shit. That probably explains some of why I haven't been able to build a working fully-pre-emptable kernel kernel, or any kernel at all on a pi3 or a pi4. Despite an "ls -l /dev" showing loop0 thru loop7, a line in the install bails out because it can't find loop0, and the resultant u-sd card won't boot. 3 short green flashes, a longer one, then dark for 3 sec's, repeat till the universe runs down.
Now what the heck do we do? > So, provided you have an existing mount directory (here /mnt/iso) just > mount the ISO file (here assumed to be debian-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso > in the current working directory): > > sudo mount debian-10.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso /mnt/iso > > This command will show that you then have a loop device > > /sbin/losetup -l > > > Have a nice day :) > > Thomas Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
