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nick_name
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:20 Post subject: missing loop device || mounting an iso image

Hello there,

I am trying to mount an iso image, say:

Code:

mount /tmp/mnt/sda1/isos/AlmaLinux-8.5-x86_64-dvd.iso /tmp/mnt/sda1/test

And I get:

Quote:

mount: can't setup loop device: No such file or directory

I believe I miss a loop module, which needs to be insmoded. Shall I be not wrong can you hint me to a recommended dd-wrt guideline to do so? Or maybe there is another way to approach the issue, i.e. mounting iso images, on dd-wrt?

My setup:

Code:

Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r44715 std (11/03/20)
uname -a: Linux rt-n18u 4.4.241 #1326 Tue Nov 3 08:59:26 +03 2020 armv7l DD-WRT

Thanks in advance!

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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 14:20 Post subject:

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nick_name
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 17:35 Post subject:

Code:

firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r47976 std (01/06/22)
uname -a: Linux rt-n18u 4.4.297 #4862 Thu Jan 6 04:09:22 +07 2022 armv7l DD-WRT

Same error when mounting iso images:

Code:

mount: can't setup loop device: No such file or directory

nick_name
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 11:24 Post subject:

I have been trying to follow the following threads.

https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=777884
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=922285
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=42733
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=708130

As far as I understand I need to make my dd-wrt system to insmod a kernel module like this:

Code:

insmod /jffs/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/loop.o

To get this module available locally I need to make ipkg running like this:

Code:

ipkg install kmod-loop

But at the same time I do not understand the comments in these threds pointing to the following requirement:

Code:

First, you must have a successfully mounted SMB or CIFS share Next, you need to install a few necessary packages

On the wiki I came across this:
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Optware
And this:
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installing_Entware

But actually looking at these I am loosing track of the required steps as my aim is only providing the loop kernel module to enable mounting iso images. Do I need both optware and entware? What cifs has got to do with it?

If someone could point me to the right path for the required steps I would appreciate it.

egc
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 11:46 Post subject:

I think you need to follow this:
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installing_Entware

Entware has packages not individual kernel modules.

You might need the losetup package, not sure if that also has that kernel module.

Otherwise you must ask if someone compiles that for you
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:53 Post subject:

I just checked and the kernel/drivers/block/loop.ko is already compiled in (meaning it is not loadable, but already there)

So with adding the losetup package via Entware might do the trick I hope
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nick_name
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 13:16 Post subject:

Thank you for your reply!

Code:

:/opt# opkg install losetup
Package losetup (2.37-1) installed in root is up to date.
:/opt# which losetup
/opt/sbin/losetup
:/opt# find / -name loop.ko
:/opt# echo $?
0

What do I miss?

And regardless of the above:

Code:

:~# losetup /dev/loop0 /tmp/mnt/sda1/isos/AlmaLinux-8.5-x86_64-dvd.iso
:~# /opt/bin/mount /dev/loop0 /tmp/mnt/sda1/test
mount: /tmp/mnt/sda1/test: unknown filesystem type 'iso9660'.

:~# mount /dev/loop0 /tmp/mnt/sda1/test
mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on /tmp/mnt/sda1/test failed: Invalid argument

:~# mount -o loop /dev/loop0 /tmp/mnt/sda1/test
mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on /tmp/mnt/sda1/test failed: Invalid argument

:~# mount -t iso9660 /dev/loop0 /tmp/mnt/sda1/test
mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on /tmp/mnt/sda1/test failed: No such device

~# /opt/bin/mount -t iso9660 /dev/loop0 /tmp/mnt/sda1/test
mount: /tmp/mnt/sda1/test: unknown filesystem type 'iso9660'.

Consider it a silly question, but actually am I mounting it the right way via losetup?

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