Virtual CD/DVD drive

I mean virtual CD/DVD drive for ubuntu 10.04

You can mount isos natively in Linux. Windows needs extra software but Linux can do it right off the bat :)

sudo mkdir /media/iso; sudo mount -o loop /path/to/file.iso /media/iso

will mount file.iso to /media/iso

You can now navigate to /media/iso and read the contents. If the file is a video then mplayer / vlc / etc can read them without mounting.

Please tell what you are doing and why...

If you want to play with the Ubuntu 10.04 cd without install it, on a previous installation of Ubuntu please install virtualbox-ose and the create a virtual pc and then boot the virtual pc from your iso real cd by placing it into your cdrom and then starting the virtual machine.

Or to play with Ubuntu cd without install boot your real pc with that cd and choose "Try Ubuntu..." menu to the other access follow the Actionparsnip answer...

Hth

Hi, Marco

I don't want to ubuntu from cd.
I simply want a software which can make & subsequently play the isoimages of cds of data / movies without actual CDs

Thanks

Hi actionparsnip

Thanks for your instructions
but dear can u be a bit more simple
coz I being new to the world of computers especially linux
did not understand where to type

sudo mkdir /media/iso; sudo mount -o loop /path/to/file.iso /media/iso

& how to make iso images of my cds

Thanks

sudo mkdir /media/iso; sudo mount -o loop /path/to/file.iso /media/iso

All you need to change is /path/to/file.iso

So if there is an iso in your Downloads called game.iso you would use:

sudo mkdir /media/iso; sudo mount -o loop ~/Downloads/game.iso /media/iso

the data on the iso is now accessible via /media/iso

to unmount any iso (using this method), simply run:

sudo umount /media/iso

(the command is umount and NOT unmount.)

Pretty simple stuff really

Hi actionparsnip

thanks for helping me but there is still a problem
as per ur instructions
I made an iso image of cd named it brasero.iso & kept it on desktop
my user name being rahul
so now i typed
sudo mkdir /media/iso; sudo mount -o loop ~/home/rahul/desktop/brasero.iso.media/iso

it says

mkdir: cannot create directory '/media/iso': file exists
mount: can't find /home/rahul/desktop/brasero.iso/media/iso in /etc/fstab or etc/mtab

so now what to do

sudo mkdir /media/iso; sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/brasero.iso /media/iso

The command needs a CAPITAL D. The Linux OS is VERY case sensitive. You can use the TAB key to complete folder names too but the command will mount it for you (assuming brasero.iso is all in lower case).

Hi actionparsnip

I had tried this also previously & repeated it again but the response is same
cant find in /etc/.....

its not in /etc the folder mounted to is /media/iso

....

ya i could understand it but how to mount that dear???

I don't get what you mean. I gave the exact command so I am lost as to where you are having the issue...

Sorry for trouble
but I entered all the exact commands what u told along with their necessary corrections what u advised
but I am getting the same reply as mentioned before

mkdir: cannot create directory '/media/iso': file exists
mount: can't find /home/rahul/desktop/brasero.iso/media/iso in /etc/fstab or etc/mtab

I agree that they r not there in etc..... but what to do when on entering these commands this reply is there.

So I eventually thought lets double click on the iso image itself on desktop
On doing this it mounted the brasero.iso as another disk by same name & on double clicking on this new disk icon this
opened but did not show any of the folders which were there originally in the CD.

So again I got stuck

But seriously speaking now I m fed up
If u ve some other solution or u got the exact mistake I m doing then give it to me else let's simply forget it

Thanks for help

Use this.you can use nautilus then:
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/mount-isos-easely-in-gnome-nautilus.html