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simplify loop mounting of .iso image
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* Plug in a 1-GB or larger USB stick into your computer.
 
* Plug in a 1-GB or larger USB stick into your computer.
 
* Download the installation script: http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk.<br>(You will execute this script several steps below.)<br>See [[fedora:Livecd-iso-to-disk.pod]] for usage details.
 
* Download the installation script: http://bit.ly/livecd-iso-to-disk.<br>(You will execute this script several steps below.)<br>See [[fedora:Livecd-iso-to-disk.pod]] for usage details.
** Alternatively, loop mount the 'SoaS.iso' image to reach the onboard livecd-iso-to-disk script:
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** Alternatively, with 3 available loop devices, loop mount the 'SoaS.iso' image to reach the onboard livecd-iso-to-disk script:
**: {{Code|losetup /dev/loop1 /path/to/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS.iso}}
   
**: {{Code|mkdir /mnt/soas/}}
 
**: {{Code|mkdir /mnt/soas/}}
**: {{Code|mount /dev/loop1 /mnt/soas/}}
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**: {{Code|mount /path/to/Fedora-13-i686-Live-SoaS.iso /mnt/soas/}}
**: {{Code|losetup /dev/loop2 /mnt/soas/LiveOS/squashfs.img}}
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**:: (mount: warning: /mnt/soas/ seems to be mounted read-only.)
 
**: {{Code|mkdir /mnt/squash/}}
 
**: {{Code|mkdir /mnt/squash/}}
**: {{Code|mount /dev/loop2 /mnt/squash/}}
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**: {{Code|mount /mnt/soas/LiveOS/squashfs.img /mnt/squash/}}
**: {{Code|losetup /dev/loop3 /mnt/squash/LiveOS/ext3fs.img}}
   
**: {{Code|mkdir /mnt/ext3fs/}}
 
**: {{Code|mkdir /mnt/ext3fs/}}
**: {{Code|mount /dev/loop3 /mnt/ext3fs/}}
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**: {{Code|mount /mnt/squash/LiveOS/ext3fs.img /mnt/ext3fs/}}
 
**:: Later below, substitute {{Code|/mnt/ext3fs/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk}} for the shell script name (the file is already executable).
 
**:: Later below, substitute {{Code|/mnt/ext3fs/LiveOS/livecd-iso-to-disk}} for the shell script name (the file is already executable).
  

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