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2008-10-16T12:59:09Z

rm dead link/s

2008-09-14T16:29:35Z

‎Introduction

2008-08-04T12:01:32Z

‎Mounting a compressed image (see above for device creation):

2008-04-01T14:08:30Z

2007-10-27T11:48:06Z

Mention about zlib_inflate/deflate just before issuing insmod cloop.ko

2007-09-17T19:29:29Z

‎Mounting a compressed image (see above for device creation):

2006-10-09T20:01:29Z

‎Where to download

2006-10-09T18:53:29Z

‎Where to download

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‎Where to download

2006-03-23T13:43:21Z

‎Where to download

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	= Where to download =		= Where to download =

−	* <s>[http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/ http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/]</s> (This link doesn't work) <br>
	* [http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/ http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/] (Alternative link)		* [http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/ http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/] (Alternative link)

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 = Introduction =
-'''Cloop''', is a [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel Kernel] (computers)] [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module module]] to add support for [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/filesystem filesystem]-independent,]
+'''Cloop''' is a [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computers) Kernel] [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module module] to add support for [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/filesystem filesystem]-independent, transparently decompressed, read-only, block devices.
 transparently decompressed, read-only, block devices.
 = Where to download =

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	[[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed		[[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed
		+	1

	== If you boot from the LiveDVD and want to mount a compressed image, which you have saved on the disc: ==		== If you boot from the LiveDVD and want to mount a compressed image, which you have saved on the disc: ==

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 Then mount your compressed image to a cloop device via
-  iosetup /dev/cloopX /path/to/compressed/image
+  losetup /dev/cloopX /path/to/compressed/image
   [[mount]] -o ro /dev/cloopX /mnt/compressed
 [[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]

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 Issue these commands as [[root]]
-  mkdir -p /lib/modules/misc && cp cloop.o /lib/modules/misc/
+  mkdir -p /lib/modules/misc && cp cloop.ko /lib/modules/misc/
   depmod -a
   mknod /dev/cloop b 240 0
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 == Mounting a compressed image (see above for device creation): ==
-  insmod cloop.o file=/path/to/compressed/image
+ # Unless zlib_deflate/inflate features are built-in to your kernel, you may
   [[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed

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	[[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed		[[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed

		+	== If you boot from the LiveDVD and want to mount a compressed image, which you have saved on the disc: ==
		+	Check with the 'mount' command which /dev/cloopX (where X goes from 0 to 7, because cloop can do just 8 devices)
		+	are already in use.
		+	Then mount your compressed image to a cloop device via
		+
		+	iosetup /dev/cloopX /path/to/compressed/image
		+
		+	[[mount]] -o ro /dev/cloopX /mnt/compressed

	[[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]		[[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]

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 = Where to download =
-* <s>[http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/ http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/]</s> (This link doesn't work?) <br>
+* <s>[http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/ http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/]</s> (This link doesn't work) <br>
-* [http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/] http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/ (Alternative link)
+* [http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/ http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/] (Alternative link)
 Use version 1.xx if you have a 2.4 kernel, or version 2.xx for 2.6 kernel. Versions 0.xx are too old, probably won't work well.