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Mounting the backing_file
Added by Paul Easton over 9 years ago
Ok so the enable-usb script works and my PC sees the storage made available by the dev kit but what is the mount command to get the backing_file available on the arm processor?
The docs state
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On your MitySOM mount the backing file to a mount point
You can now access any files that are placed in the backing directory
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When I issue the command
"mount /home/root/scripts/backing_file /home/root/scripts/tmp"
I get the following error
"mount: /home/root/scripts/backing_file: failed to setup loop device: no such file of directory".
I've created the mount directory /home/root/scripts/tmp.
Is loopback file system support built into the kernel or am I missing a module?
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RE: Mounting the backing_file - Added by Daniel Vincelette over 9 years ago
Hi Paul,
loopback devices are not built into the provided kernel. You will need to either build it in or add it as a module to your kernel.
Once loopback support is added to your kernel, you should be able mount it with following:
losetup /dev/loop0 backing_file mount /dev/loop0 /mnt
Dan
