Disk Images

Mount partition in a disk image

If your disk image has multiple partitions (for example, an .img file), you can set up a loop device with partition support, then mount the specific partition you want.

sudo losetup -fP diskimage.img

The -f picks a free loop device. The -P scans the partition table and creates devices like /dev/loop0p1, /dev/loop0p2, etc.

ls /dev/loop0*

You should see something like /dev/loop0p1, /dev/loop0p2, etc.

sudo mount /dev/loop0p1 /mnt/partition1

And unmount when you’re done:

sudo umount /mnt/partition1
sudo losetup -d /dev/loop0