README for vmdk-loop 1.0
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vmdk-loop is a small utility to let you mount VMware* virtual disks
under Linux, similar to the vmware-loop utility in older versions of
VMware.

This version does not support writing, nor multipart (> 2GB) disks.

Matthew Chapman <matthewc@cse.unsw.edu.au>

* VMware is a trademark of VMware, Inc.


Building
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Simply:

  # make

and optionally:

  # make install


Usage
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First make sure that the NBD (Network Block Device) module is loaded:

  # modprobe nbd

The following will export the first partition of win2000Serv.vmdk on
/dev/nb0:

  # vmdk-loop /dev/nb0 win2000Serv.vmdk 1

Now you can mount the partition from /dev/nb0 (in another window):

  # mount /dev/nb0 /mnt

