Re: loop device with 2.6.8 kernel

From: Andreas Janssen (andreas.janssen_at_bigfoot.com)
Date: 11/14/04 

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:52:01 +0100

Hello

ray (<ray@zianet.com>) wrote:

> I've been having difficulty attempting to mount an iso image to a loop
> device with 2.6.8 kernel (gentoo). When I attempt to use losetup, it
> tells me the loop device /dev/loop0 does not exits. When I try to
> create it with MAKEDEV loop, I'm informed that: .devfsd presence
> implies active DevFS. Aborting MAKEDEV invocation.

Sounds like you use devfs. That means you don't need to create device
files. They will be created automatically when the matching driver is
loaded. Try

# modprobe loop

best regards
 Andreas Janssen 

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