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In alt.os.linux Ferry Dave Jaeckel <dave@eddy.uni-duisburg.de> wrote:
> Hello!

> We are setting up a Linux box as samba-server at the university library. We 

> want to use it to distribut CDROM-databases to an WinNT application server
> (Citrix).

> We don�t want to use another jukebox because of speed and cost.

> The simplest way would be to copy the entire CD into an image file with dd
> and to mount this image as loopback device.

> The problem is, we have about 40 CD�s, but not all mounted at one time. We
> expect a maximum of 20 mounted images (and so of 20 loopback devices) at one
> time.

> Does linux (kernel 2.2.2) support as much loopback-devices by default, or do
> we need to change the sources somewhere??

> Does anybody know the answer or the location of an appropiate document?

> Please answer via mail
> 	mailto:dave.jaeckel@eddy.uni-duisburg.de
> because I don�t read this newsgroups regulary.

> Many thanks!
> 	Dave Jaeckel

I'm not sure but i think there may be a limit of 8 defined in
/usr/src/linux/drivers/block/loop.c.

I quess you can change MAX_LOOP in loop.c to a higher number.

Then you would have to create more than 8 loop devices in /dev.