[Fedora-livecd-list] Making content available on both sides of the live CD

[Asheesh Laroia]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, Douglas McClendon wrote:

>> To ask a question that I think *hasn't* been asked:
>> 
>> Let's say I want to store big files in the ISO and symlink them to the 
>> user's $HOME.  What's the appropriate way to, as part of the bootup 
>> process, mount the DVD?  I noticed that, upon booting the live system, 
>> "mount /dev/cdrom" simply told me that it /dev/cdrom wasn't in the 
>> fstab. The /dev/cdrom symlink was set properly, so I could just add 
>> /dev/cdrom to the fstab myself or issue a mount command from an init 
>> script.  But is that really the right way to automatically mount the 
>> disc from which the live system is booting?
>
> I think the answer you are looking for is /mnt/live.
>
> It will be mounted, and refers to the cdrom iso9660, or the fs that 
> hosts the LiveOS on a LiveUSB.

Hmm - my live DVD I built doesn't have the CD system mounted at /mnt/live. 
Let me download an official Fedora 8 live disc and check that....

-- Asheesh.

-- 
No lifeguard on duty.