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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 23:00:32 -0500
From: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
To: Matthew Walburn <matt@math.mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: mkinitrd w/ 2.4.18
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> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:01:30 -0500
> From: Matthew Walburn <matt@math.mit.edu>

> Specifically, i get the error message:
> "all of your loopback devices are in use"

Unfortunately, it only says that setting up the loopback failed.
You are not necesserily running out of free loopback devices.
Does mounting anything on the loopback work?
mount -t iso9660 -o loop /your/favourite/something.iso /mnt/cdrom

I'll drop cc on the next round.

-- Pete
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