General Information
This guide explains how to mount a floppy image and/or a CD-Rom ISO using mdconfig.
Requirements
- Root access.
- A floppy image or a CD-Rom ISO.
Usage
Mounting a floppy image
To mount a floppy image, create a virtual device, /dev/md0, for the floppy image.
# mdconfig -a -t vnode -f /tmp/boot.flp -u 0
Now mount the virtual device.
# mount /dev/mnt0 /mnt
Mouting a CD-Rom ISO
To mount a CD-Rom ISO, create a virtual device, /dev/md0, for the CD-Rom ISO.
# mdconfig -a -t vnode -f /tmp/cdrom.iso -u 0
Now mount the virtual device.
# mount_cd9660 /dev/mnt0 /mnt
Unmounting and Deleting a Virtual Device
To unmount and delete a virtual device, first unmount the virtual device.
# umount /mnt
Then delete the virtual device, /dev/md0.
# mdconfig -d -u 0