[Leaplist] DVD/CD Emulator

[Kevin Korb]

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If you are talking about simply mounting a CD/DVD image you can simply
mount the file with -o loop.

Of course you are probably talking about something more complex like a
boot disc for an OS install or utility.  That can be done with something
like unetbootin which is most commonly used to put downloadable iso images
onto a bootable USB stick for OS installs on netbooks that don't have
optical drives.

If you don't need to take the bootable media away from your LAN you can
also setup a network boot server and boot the image right off of a file
server with a nice menu for which one you want.

On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:39:52 -0400
Tom Parker <tom at fnords.net> wrote:

> I have come across scenarios where I need to burn a CD or DVD that I will
> only use once and then most likely never again.  I could use rewritable
> media, but its possible there could be a solution that's much more
> elegant.
> 
> My perfect solution would be a USB gizmo that lets you stick ISO files
> on it either via some mass storage interface, flash drive, or memory
> card.  Then you could switch this device into emulation mode and plug it
> into a computer so the computer sees it as a USB DVD/CD-ROM.
> 
> Such a device would be so handy....  Does anyone know if it exists?
> 
> Tom Parker
> 




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