Ubuntu – Can’t mount ISO file as loop device: Error: “failed to setup loop device”

cdfilesystemloop-devicemount

sudo mkdir -p /media/cdrom
cd ~
sudo mount -o loop ubuntu-* /
mount: ubuntu-*: failed to setup loop device: No such file or directory

Best Answer

First make sure you have mounted loop device kernel module. So run:

lsmod | grep loop

If you get no output, that means you have to mount the loop device kernel module . So:

modprobe loop

Re-run the following to make sure the module is loaded. You should get some outputs:

lsmod | grep loop

Now, to mount an ISO file as loop device do the following:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 <path/to/iso/file> /media/cdrom

However I guess it should also work without the -t iso9660 part.

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