creating a loopback device

[Le grand pinguin]

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 05:02:46PM -0800, Eric Potter wrote:
> Ben Edwards wrote:
> >I am using mindi (part of mondo rescue) and it requires /dev/loopback.
> >I have looked on the internet but cant find a easy way to create a
> >loopback device - or do I have to recompile the kernel?
> >
> >Ben
> >
> 
> modprobe loop

Allmost. On my box this will create '/dev/loop0' - '/dev/loop7'
Maybe edit '/etc/udev/devfs.rules'?

 HTH Ralf Mattes

> To make it work every time you boot, add the word loop
> to /etc/modules
> 
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