Mount CD/DVD & ISO image in AIX 6.1
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Mount CD/DVD & ISO image in AIX 6.1
To mount a CD or DVD from the CLI use:
# mount -V cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0 /mnt
# df -g /mnt
Filesystem GB blocks Free %Used Iused %Iused Mounted on
/dev/cd0 3.64 0.00 100% 1905950 100% /mnt
To mount a iso image on the /mnt directory use:
# loopmount -i aix61_dvd.iso -o "-V cdrfs -o ro" -m /mnt
# df -g /mnt
Filesystem GB blocks Free %Used Iused %Iused Mounted on
/dev/loop0 3.64 0.00 100% 1905950 100% /mnt
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