[plug] Loop mounting an iso image

[Bernd Felsche]

garry <garbuck at westnet.com.au> writes:

>I'm trying to edit an iso image after loop mounting it..

>  mount -t iso9660 -o rw,loop /path/cd_image.iso /mountpoint/cdrom


>but I get a "read only file system" message if I attempt to modify it..

>Am I missing something?

ISO filesystem doesn't support any changes to the structure.

If you have a spare couple of years and the requisite rainbow of
books, you could probably write a dynamic ISO filesystem.

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