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| ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;">'''Contents'''[[BR]][[TableOfContents(2)]]|| | ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"><<TableOfContents(2)>>|| ## Work in progress, eventually planning on merger with ManageDiscImages to cull overlap resulting in deletion of this page. = Introduction = For an introductory explanation of ISO images, instructions for creating and also burning them see [[IsoImage]]. |
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| The mounting of images is a very useful operation. It can allow a user to easily access data on an ISO without the need to burn and waste a disc. It also is much faster when dealing with the need to manage many images at once. These operations can be performed from a graphical user interface (GUI) or from a standard Terminal. | |
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| == Introduction == | == GUI == gISOMount is a graphical utility for mounting and managing ISO images with the added ability to calculate md5sums and read volume information. |
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| An iso image is an image of a CD or DVD disk that can be stored on your computer and used to write to a new disk. It is a simple process to mount an iso image under Ubuntu. | To get gISOMount ensure '''Universe''' section of the Ubuntu repositories is enabled in your [[Repositories/Ubuntu|Software Sources]]. Then to install this software in Ubuntu, [[InstallingSoftware#installing-a-package|install the following package]]: '''''[[apt:gisomount|gisomount]]'''''. |
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| == Instructions == | The program can then be launched from '''Applications''' -> '''System Tools''' -> '''gISOMountUsage'''. |
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| The default mount point under linux is under ''/media''. To create a mount point here do the following: | Usage is straightforward, simply browse to an ISO image on your hard drive and then either mount, calculate the md5 for comparison with a reference, or burn it to a disc. Additionally, once an image is select, the program can read off volume information in the pane. A favourites functionality allows commonly used images to be pulled up quickly. |
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| == Command Line == The default [[Mount|mount point]] for Ubuntu is under ''/media''. It is recommended a user create subdirectories to this folder for mounting to keep things organized. There is no physical limitation preventing mounting to any other directory on a drive. '''To Mount ''' <<BR>> To mount the image to a directory is a simple two step procedure. Sudo is required because we are working in directories owned by root. First make a directory with a name that identifies the contents of the ISO, usually its name. |
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| sudo mkdir /media/cdimage sudo mount -o loop myfile.iso /media/cdimage |
sudo mkdir /media/example}}} Then mount the file with the following command to the newly created directory. In the following example, it is assumed that NameOfISO.iso is in the users working directory, if not replace with the absolute path to the file. {{{ sudo mount -o loop example.iso /media/example }}} To mount the image so that it can be written to, use the following mount command instead: {{{ sudo mount -o rw,loop example.iso /media/example |
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| Where myfile.iso is replaced with the file you want to mount. | '''To Unmount ''' <<BR>> Umounting media is simply the reverse. First unmount the image, then remove the directory it was mounted to. Unmounting is universal, it doesn't matter what image was mounted it can be unmounted this way. {{{ sudo umount /media/example}}} {{{ sudo rmdir /media/example}}} |
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| To mount the image so that it can be written to do the following instead: | = Manipulating Other Formats = See [[ManageDiscImages]]. |
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| {{{ sudo mkdir /media/cdimage sudo mount -o rw,loop myfile.iso /media/cdimage }}} |
= See Also = * '''cdemu''' is a kernel module for mounting Cue/Bin files directly. To install it you would have to setup linux headers, compile the module and modprobe it in. This is out of the scope of this page. There is a script under development in the Ubuntu forums for automating the building of '''cdemu''' [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=149963|Located Here]] (Use this at your own risk.) |
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| To unmount the image do this: {{{ sudo umount /media/cdimage rm -R /media/cdimage }}} == Other Formats == Other formats of CD or DVD images can be converted to iso and then mounted as above. * Nero image (.nrg) files Nero image files can either be converted to iso using '''nrg2iso''' or mounted directly using '''mount'''. To mount using '''mount''': {{{ sudo mkdir /media/cdimage sudo mount -o loop,offset=307200 myfile.iso /media/cdimage }}} To install '''nrg2iso''': {{{ sudo apt-get install nrg2iso }}} To convert to iso using '''nrg2iso''': {{{ nrg2iso myfile.nrg myfile.iso }}} * Alcohol 120% image (.mdf) files Alcohol 120% image files can either be converted to iso using '''mdf2iso''' or mounted directly using '''mount'''. To mount using '''mount''': {{{ sudo mkdir /media/cdimage sudo mount -o loop=/dev/loop0 myfile.iso /media/cdimage }}} To install '''mdf2iso''': {{{ sudo apt-get install mdf2iso }}} To convert to iso using '''mdf2iso''': {{{ mdf2iso myfile.mdf myfile.iso }}} |
* [[http://www.debianadmin.com/mount-and-unmout-iso-images-without-burning-them.html|"Mount and Unmount ISO images without burning them"]] has a nice step-by-step explanation (with screen shots) showing how to mount and unmount ISO images. |
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Introduction
For an introductory explanation of ISO images, instructions for creating and also burning them see IsoImage.
Mounting ISO Files
The mounting of images is a very useful operation. It can allow a user to easily access data on an ISO without the need to burn and waste a disc. It also is much faster when dealing with the need to manage many images at once. These operations can be performed from a graphical user interface (GUI) or from a standard Terminal.
GUI
gISOMount is a graphical utility for mounting and managing ISO images with the added ability to calculate md5sums and read volume information.
To get gISOMount ensure Universe section of the Ubuntu repositories is enabled in your Software Sources. Then to install this software in Ubuntu, install the following package: gisomount.
The program can then be launched from Applications -> System Tools -> gISOMountUsage.
Usage is straightforward, simply browse to an ISO image on your hard drive and then either mount, calculate the md5 for comparison with a reference, or burn it to a disc. Additionally, once an image is select, the program can read off volume information in the pane. A favourites functionality allows commonly used images to be pulled up quickly.
Command Line
The default mount point for Ubuntu is under /media. It is recommended a user create subdirectories to this folder for mounting to keep things organized. There is no physical limitation preventing mounting to any other directory on a drive.
To Mount
To mount the image to a directory is a simple two step procedure. Sudo is required because we are working in directories owned by root. First make a directory with a name that identifies the contents of the ISO, usually its name.
sudo mkdir /media/example
Then mount the file with the following command to the newly created directory. In the following example, it is assumed that NameOfISO.iso is in the users working directory, if not replace with the absolute path to the file.
sudo mount -o loop example.iso /media/example
To mount the image so that it can be written to, use the following mount command instead:
sudo mount -o rw,loop example.iso /media/example
To Unmount
Umounting media is simply the reverse. First unmount the image, then remove the directory it was mounted to. Unmounting is universal, it doesn't matter what image was mounted it can be unmounted this way.
sudo umount /media/example
sudo rmdir /media/example
Manipulating Other Formats
See ManageDiscImages.
See Also
cdemu is a kernel module for mounting Cue/Bin files directly. To install it you would have to setup linux headers, compile the module and modprobe it in. This is out of the scope of this page. There is a script under development in the Ubuntu forums for automating the building of cdemu Located Here (Use this at your own risk.)
"Mount and Unmount ISO images without burning them" has a nice step-by-step explanation (with screen shots) showing how to mount and unmount ISO images.