Create virtual cdrom from iso

[geese]

Hello, I am attempting to install an update for a program that I installed with wine. The problem is that I need to have the CD in the drive when installing. I do not have the CD but have the iso image. I am able to mount the image but the program does not see it as an actual drive.

When on windows I use daemon tools to accomplish this.

Can this be done on linux?

Thanks,
Geese.

[Irithori]

This should do it:

modprobe loop
losetup /dev/loop0 <PATH_TO_ISOFILE>

Your "CDrom" device is then /dev/loop0.
However, not sure how to pass that to wine.

To delete the device

losetup -d /dev/loop0

[geese]

Thanks but it does not work. I am able to see the drive after running the commands but I cannot access it. I get "no application installed that can open files of the type block device" The wine program does not see it as well.

Any other ideas?
Geese

<unrelated> Are you really in Munich? We were discussing the city in my German class today. </unrelated>

[Irithori]

Well, while wine is a tool with great ambition and goals, I usually avoid it for practical reasons.
Windows executeables are neither made for nor tested for a wine environment.
So even if a program seemingly works, it can still break sometimes.
And according to Murphy´s law: It will break in a situation, where you really can´t afford it.

If I have to use windows tools I use a VM.
For playing games: dualboot.

P.S.:
Yes, I´m in munich right now, the wheather is fine and the beergardens are open

[reed9]

You should be able to use winecfg to add your loop device location to the list of drives. There should be a Drives tab or something along those lines.

Create a mountpoint for you iso

sudo mkdir /mnt/myiso

Mount the iso

sudo mount -o loop image.iso /mnt/myiso

Open winecfg, go to the drives tab, add a new drive and set the path to /mnt/myiso.

[geese]

You should be able to use winecfg to add your loop device location to the list of drives. There should be a Drives tab or something along those lines.

Create a mountpoint for you iso

sudo mkdir /mnt/myiso

Mount the iso

sudo mount -o loop image.iso /mnt/myiso

Open winecfg, go to the drives tab, add a new drive and set the path to /mnt/myiso.

YES!! this worked. Thanks.

[geese]

P.S.:
Yes, I´m in munich right now, the wheather is fine and the beergardens are open

Ah, Beergardens, I would love to go just to sample the beer.