I've got it compiled into the kernel, so modules aren't required. "Austad, Jay" <austad at marketwatch.com> writes: > Do an lsmod and see if the loop module is loaded. If not, try doing a > "modprobe loop". The module might not even be in your /lib/modules > directory, in which case you'll have to compile it. > > Jay > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jon Schewe [mailto:jpschewe at mtu.net] > > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 2:30 PM > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: [TCLUG] 2.4.2 and /dev/loop not working > > > > > > I've got an ext2 filesystem image of my old root filesystem, > > just in case I > > forgot some settings. Under 2.2.18 I had no truoble mounting it with: > > mount /home/old-root.img /mnt/oldroot -t ext2 -o ro,loop > > > > Now under 2.4.2 I try the same thing and it just hangs. > > Anyone got any clues? > > > > That and I've noticed 2.4.2 wants to hang on startup and > > shutdown for a long > > time, like it's waiting for a timeout, but there's nothing in > > the logs. The > > system is SuSE 7.1. > > > > -- > > Jon Schewe | http://mtu.net/~jpschewe | jpschewe at mtu.net > > For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels > > nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any > > powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all > > creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that > > is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Jon Schewe | http://mtu.net/~jpschewe | jpschewe at mtu.net For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39