RHochstenbach
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How to mount an IMG image in FreeBSD
1. Determine the file system by using the file-utility.
Its output should give a clue about the file system. It can be ext2, ext3, ufs, reiserfs etc. Write that one down.
2. Use the mdconfig-utility to link the IMG image to a virtual device.
The image will now be connected to the virtual device /dev/md0
3. Now mount the virtual device. In this example I use an image with the ext2 file system, so I enter the following command:
You can now see the contents of the image in /mnt.
To unmount the image, enter these two commands:
You can also mount ISO images using this way, using the file system cd9660 or UDF and mounting it in /cdrom instead of /mnt.
1. Determine the file system by using the file-utility.
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file image.img2. Use the mdconfig-utility to link the IMG image to a virtual device.
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mdconfig -a -t vnode -f /path/to/image.img -u 03. Now mount the virtual device. In this example I use an image with the ext2 file system, so I enter the following command:
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mount -t ext2fs /dev/md0 /mntYou can now see the contents of the image in /mnt.
To unmount the image, enter these two commands:
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umount /mnt
mdconfig -d -u 0You can also mount ISO images using this way, using the file system cd9660 or UDF and mounting it in /cdrom instead of /mnt.