Hi there! I want to use sambe to create a share on my linux server. This share is a directory on my server, which should look for my WINXP clients as a cdrom. Like a virtual CD-ROM. Can some one help me how to to it?? Thanks Juergen Juergen Gumpinger Hauptstrasse 27 A-4770 Andorf Tel.: +43-7766-41208 Mob.: +43-676-4322650 Fax.: +43-7766-41207 -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed
* Gumpinger J?rgen <j.gumpinger@net4you.at> [020224 16:20]:> Hi there! > I want to use sambe to create a share on my linux server. This share is > a directory on my server, which should look for my WINXP clients as a > cdrom. Like a virtual CD-ROM. > Can some one help me how to to it??part of the following is guessing -- I have never done it myself the way you want it. (This assumes a Linux OS, should be similar on other Uni*s...) To get "mount" a CD image that is stored as a file on your HDD to appear as a real CD for all local users, do this: * save a CD as an *.iso image file * mount it (being root) with the following command: mount -t iso9660 -o ro,loop=/dev/loop0 /path/to/your/foo.iso /mnt/iso0 Check if you have a mountpoint of /mnt/iso0 -- of course you can use another one. Also, you might need to create a device /dev/loop0 using "mknod". (On my SuSE 7.3 I had loop0 - loop7 pre-configured.) After this, your can access the /mnt/iso0 directory as you would a mounted CD locally. I don't see any reason, why you shouldn't be able to share it under a suggestive name of [cdrome-drive-1] to your Win/Samba-Users... Cheers, Kurt
Virtuall CDROMUhh, dont know if this helps but there are programs like this http://www.dtools.de/cgi-bin/Scripts/daemon.pl?daemon302.zip that can mount iso/bin files in winodw, if you mount an iso file in linux+that you share it and the iso file you can be able to modify the files + read it like a cdrom in windows? It s a bit tricky thoe .) /Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: Gumpinger J?rgen To: samba@lists.samba.org Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 3:29 PM Subject: [Samba] Virtuall CDROM Hi there! I want to use sambe to create a share on my linux server. This share is a directory on my server, which should look for my WINXP clients as a cdrom. Like a virtual CD-ROM. Can some one help me how to to it?? Thanks Juergen Juergen Gumpinger Hauptstrasse 27 A-4770 Andorf Tel.: +43-7766-41208 Mob.: +43-676-4322650 Fax.: +43-7766-41207
Check out http://www.virtualcd-online.com/ -Paul -----Original Message----- From: samba-admin@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Gumpinger J?rgen Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 9:29 AM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Virtuall CDROM Hi there! I want to use sambe to create a share on my linux server. This share is a directory on my server, which should look for my WINXP clients as a cdrom. Like a virtual CD-ROM. Can some one help me how to to it?? Thanks Juergen Juergen Gumpinger Hauptstrasse 27 A-4770 Andorf Tel.: +43-7766-41208 Mob.: +43-676-4322650 Fax.: +43-7766-41207 -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed
Virtuall CDROMHi Juergen, create normal shares, where you store the iso images.User the deamon tools http://www.daemon-tools.com/ toolkit, that allows you to create up to 4 virtual cd-rom drives based on iso images. Ciao Jens P.S. You can contact me in German if you need more information ----- Original Message ----- From: Gumpinger J?rgen To: samba@lists.samba.org Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 3:29 PM Subject: [Samba] Virtuall CDROM Hi there! I want to use sambe to create a share on my linux server. This share is a directory on my server, which should look for my WINXP clients as a cdrom. Like a virtual CD-ROM. Can some one help me how to to it?? Thanks Juergen Juergen Gumpinger Hauptstrasse 27 A-4770 Andorf Tel.: +43-7766-41208 Mob.: +43-676-4322650 Fax.: +43-7766-41207 -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed