playing iso from disk?

[jbk at mail2.gis.net (jbk)]

Robert La Ferla wrote:
> Is there a way to make say an ISO of a dvd and then MOUNT it on disk or 
> in memory and then point Xine/mplayer at it just like it were the real 
> thing?

Yes there is using the loop device function in mount, see 
man mount. I have used it on another computer so I don't 
have the precise command but it is something like 'mount -t 
iso9660 -o loop /path to iso image'.

Jim K-R

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