Re: losetup failed to set up loop device while rescuing a SD card that does not mount

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 10:23:54 -0400 Tom Horsley  wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Sep 2019 08:54:28 -0500
> Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > Should I now try what you have written in your notes below?
>
> Perhaps, or the bugzilla has some other alternatives as well.
> Maybe you just need to be root when running the losetup command.

No, I tried with root and did not change anything.

$ sudo losetup -f -P /home/maitra/SD_card_rescue.img
losetup: /home/maitra/SD_card_rescue.img: failed to set up loop device: No such file or directory

Thanks,
Ranjan