Comments on: Create Linux Loopback File System On Disk File http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/ A capsule of walker's experience in life... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:24:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrei http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-9222 Andrei Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:54:39 +0000 http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-9222 Actually i found the losetup junk very useful :) I didn't go too much into the file systems specifics however I needed to mount an ext4 partition clone (created with partclone) and if the partition was being restored as a plain image file on hdd the automagic of the loopback device wouldn't work on that file. However, if I would restore the partition clone on a loopback device created as shown above by Walker, I could then mount it and restore access to my precious files :) Thank you, Walker! This was a really useful tip for me Actually i found the losetup junk very useful :)

I didn’t go too much into the file systems specifics however I needed to mount an ext4 partition clone (created with partclone) and if the partition was being restored as a plain image file on hdd the automagic of the loopback device wouldn’t work on that file.

However, if I would restore the partition clone on a loopback device created as shown above by Walker, I could then mount it and restore access to my precious files :)

Thank you, Walker! This was a really useful tip for me

]]> By: tubs http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-8395 tubs Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:06:19 +0000 http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-8395 how do you create a disk file. how do you create a disk file.

]]> By: Michael Hampton http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-7825 Michael Hampton Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:26:27 +0000 http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-7825 All that losetup junk is wholly unnecessary. Just do: <code>mount -o loop myimage.img /mnt/whatever</code> The loopback device is automagically handled. All that losetup junk is wholly unnecessary.

Just do:

mount -o loop myimage.img /mnt/whatever

The loopback device is automagically handled.

]]> By: palak http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6825 palak Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:12:51 +0000 http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6825 where is the data of loopback files stored after reboot..?? is it in some image file? where is the data of loopback files stored after reboot..??
is it in some image file?

]]> By: Walker http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6789 Walker Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:01:47 +0000 http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6789 I don't think the data in loopback file will lost after reboot, unless you've recreated the loopback file (especial step 1 to step 6) after a reboot. I don’t think the data in loopback file will lost after reboot, unless you’ve recreated the loopback file (especial step 1 to step 6) after a reboot.

]]> By: palak http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6784 palak Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:19:49 +0000 http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6784 how can i retain the data in my loopback files even after reboot? how can i retain the data in my loopback files even after reboot?

]]> By: Scooter http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6266 Scooter Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:46:50 +0000 http://www.walkernews.net/2007/07/01/create-linux-loopback-file-system-on-disk-file/#comment-6266 Just to avoid any confusion, my loop device is 2, I just typo'd above. /dev/loop2. Just to avoid any confusion, my loop device is 2, I just typo’d above. /dev/loop2.

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