Re: loop device with 2.6.8 kernel

From: ray (ray_at_zianet.com)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:43:29 -0700

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:52:01 +0100, Andreas Janssen wrote:

> 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

bash-2.05b# modprobe loop
FATAL: Module loop not found.

now what?

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