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Re: [seul-edu] CD Server



My CD server is working well.  Here is the information.

To create the iso images use the

dd if=/dev/cddevice of=filename.iso

this will create a file with the name of "filename.iso" in your currenet directory from your cd-rom. (my if= line was "if=/dev/cdrom".  To help make things more clear "if" = read (input) file and "of" = write "output" flie.  Now you have an iso image of your cd.

Next Linux needs to mount this.  I used Webmin first to try this out but a faster way is just to edit your /etc/fstab file.
I have the following line(s) at the end of mine.

/home/iso/cdimage1.iso    /home/cdrom/cdimage1    iso9660    ro,loop,mode=444    0    0
/home/iso/cdimage2.iso    /home/cdrom/cdimage2    iso9660    ro,loop,mode=444    0    0
etc......

I created my iso images in the directory /home/iso/ and a the directory that the cd appears in is /home/cdrom/cdimagex.

From that point I used SAMBA to create a share to the iso image directroy.  We have a few cds that we have limited liscenses for therefore I created seperate shares for those two cds because SAMBA allows the use limiting for shares.
 

I have not put this into full production, however I have installed a few programs onto a machine a they work wonderfully.

Dan
 
 
 

Dan Yonker wrote:

This looks funny that I am replying to myself but....

I have discovered an easy way using some of the discussion for SEUL.  I will post detials later after I know this really works in production.  Here is a very brief sketch.

I used the dd comand from Harry McGregor:
 

dd if=/dev/cddevice of=filename.iso

then I am using webmin to create a samba share point to the iso.  I have not needed to use any fancy loop device commands.

Dan Yonker wrote:

Has anyone set up a linux box to serve multiple cd roms to users?  I am
trying to do just that by using the mount loop command and having it
mount different iso images of cdroms.  I am looking for a better way or
confirmation that this is a good way to do this.  We currently have a
Procomm CD tower that went bad and I would like to replace it with a
linux box.  Any ideas.....

Dan Yonker