https://mail.knoppix.net/wiki3/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=ViKnoppix Documentation Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-09-30T15:06:45ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.23.3https://mail.knoppix.net/wiki/CloopCloop2006-10-09T20:01:29Z<p>Vi: /* Where to download */</p>
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<div>= Introduction =<br />
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'''Cloop''', is a [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel Kernel] (computers)] [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module module]] to add support for [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/filesystem filesystem]-independent,]<br />
transparently decompressed, read-only, block devices.<br />
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= Where to download =<br />
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* <s>[http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/ http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/]</s> (This link doesn't work) <br><br />
* [http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/ http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/] (Alternative link)<br />
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Use version 1.xx if you have a 2.4 kernel, or version 2.xx for 2.6 kernel. Versions 0.xx are too old, probably won't work well.<br />
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= Installation =<br />
make KERNEL_DIR=/path/to/linux-kernel/sources<br />
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Issue these commands as [[root]] <br />
mkdir -p /lib/modules/misc && cp cloop.o /lib/modules/misc/<br />
depmod -a<br />
mknod /dev/cloop b 240 0<br />
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= Usage =<br />
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== Creating a compressed image: ==<br />
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create_compressed_fs image blocksize > image.cloop_compressed<br />
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Where<br />
blocksize must be a multiple of 512 bytes. Make sure you have enough<br />
swap to hold the entire compressed image in virtual memory! <br />
<br />
The command may also be used in [[Linux]] [[command line]] pipe sequences. Use "-" as the image filename. The dash, "-" will cause the command to read data from stdin, as in<br />
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mkisofs -r datadir | create_compressed_fs - 65536 > datadir.iso.compressed<br />
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== Mounting a compressed image (see above for device creation): ==<br />
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insmod cloop.o file=/path/to/compressed/image<br />
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[[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed<br />
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[[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]</div>Vihttps://mail.knoppix.net/wiki/CloopCloop2006-10-09T18:53:29Z<p>Vi: /* Where to download */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Introduction =<br />
<br />
'''Cloop''', is a [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel Kernel] (computers)] [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module module]] to add support for [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/filesystem filesystem]-independent,]<br />
transparently decompressed, read-only, block devices.<br />
<br />
= Where to download =<br />
<br />
* <s>[http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/ http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/]</s> (This link doesn't work?) <br><br />
* [http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/] http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/sources/ (Alternative link)<br />
<br />
Use version 1.xx if you have a 2.4 kernel, or version 2.xx for 2.6 kernel. Versions 0.xx are too old, probably won't work well.<br />
<br />
= Installation =<br />
make KERNEL_DIR=/path/to/linux-kernel/sources<br />
<br />
Issue these commands as [[root]] <br />
mkdir -p /lib/modules/misc && cp cloop.o /lib/modules/misc/<br />
depmod -a<br />
mknod /dev/cloop b 240 0<br />
<br />
= Usage =<br />
<br />
== Creating a compressed image: ==<br />
<br />
create_compressed_fs image blocksize > image.cloop_compressed<br />
<br />
Where<br />
blocksize must be a multiple of 512 bytes. Make sure you have enough<br />
swap to hold the entire compressed image in virtual memory! <br />
<br />
The command may also be used in [[Linux]] [[command line]] pipe sequences. Use "-" as the image filename. The dash, "-" will cause the command to read data from stdin, as in<br />
<br />
mkisofs -r datadir | create_compressed_fs - 65536 > datadir.iso.compressed<br />
<br />
== Mounting a compressed image (see above for device creation): ==<br />
<br />
insmod cloop.o file=/path/to/compressed/image<br />
<br />
[[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]</div>Vihttps://mail.knoppix.net/wiki/CloopCloop2006-10-09T18:36:35Z<p>Vi: /* Where to download */</p>
<hr />
<div>= Introduction =<br />
<br />
'''Cloop''', is a [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel Kernel] (computers)] [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/module module]] to add support for [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/filesystem filesystem]-independent,]<br />
transparently decompressed, read-only, block devices.<br />
<br />
= Where to download =<br />
<br />
<s>[http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/ http://developer.linuxtag.net/knoppix/sources/]</s> (This link doesn't work?)<br />
<br />
Use version 1.xx if you have a 2.4 kernel, or version 2.xx for 2.6 kernel. Versions 0.xx are too old, probably won't work well.<br />
<br />
= Installation =<br />
make KERNEL_DIR=/path/to/linux-kernel/sources<br />
<br />
Issue these commands as [[root]] <br />
mkdir -p /lib/modules/misc && cp cloop.o /lib/modules/misc/<br />
depmod -a<br />
mknod /dev/cloop b 240 0<br />
<br />
= Usage =<br />
<br />
== Creating a compressed image: ==<br />
<br />
create_compressed_fs image blocksize > image.cloop_compressed<br />
<br />
Where<br />
blocksize must be a multiple of 512 bytes. Make sure you have enough<br />
swap to hold the entire compressed image in virtual memory! <br />
<br />
The command may also be used in [[Linux]] [[command line]] pipe sequences. Use "-" as the image filename. The dash, "-" will cause the command to read data from stdin, as in<br />
<br />
mkisofs -r datadir | create_compressed_fs - 65536 > datadir.iso.compressed<br />
<br />
== Mounting a compressed image (see above for device creation): ==<br />
<br />
insmod cloop.o file=/path/to/compressed/image<br />
<br />
[[mount]] -o ro -t whatever /dev/cloop /mnt/compressed<br />
<br />
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[[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]</div>Vi