How do I mount an .img file of 3.5 inch diskette?

[noalternative]

I want to use an old dos program and I have img files, from the 3.5 inch diskettes, but I don't know how to extract them for use in dosemu.

[Burn_IT]

Use a virtual disk driver.

[noalternative]

Use a virtual disk driver.

Do you recommend a specific one? I can't find anything in the xenial repos, that doesn't have dependency issues.

[rcrsn51]

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mount -o loop xxx.img /mnt/data

It works for me with some old diskette images.

[Burn_IT]

I only have a Windows one.

[rcrsn51]

@noalternative: No reply?

[rockedge]

try DosBox to load 3.5 disk img
https://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0

[noalternative]

@noalternative: No reply?

sorry didn't have an opportunity to try your solution until just now, It didn't work.

Here is my console output.

root# dir
bash: dir: command not found
root# dir
bash: dir: command not found
root# mount -o loop Install, Learn, Utilities 1.img /mount/data
Usage: mount -V : print version
mount -h : print this help
mount : list mounted filesystems
mount -l : idem, including volume labels
So far the informational part. Next the mounting.
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'.
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted.
mount -a [-t|-O] ... : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab
mount device : mount device at the known place
mount directory : mount known device here
mount -t type dev dir : ordinary mount command
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device.
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere:
mount --bind olddir newdir
or move a subtree:
mount --move olddir newdir
One can change the type of mount containing the directory dir:
mount --make-shared dir
mount --make-slave dir
mount --make-private dir
mount --make-unbindable dir
One can change the type of all the mounts in a mount subtree
containing the directory dir:
mount --make-rshared dir
mount --make-rslave dir
mount --make-rprivate dir
mount --make-runbindable dir
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom,
or by label, using -L label or by uuid, using -U uuid .
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options] [-p passwdfd].
For many more details, say man 8 mount

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[noalternative]

try DosBox to load 3.5 disk img

When I try to create c drive with the command "MOUNT c ~/dosprogs" I get a directory doesn't exist error. I am using the xenial version of this app. Is there a pet that might work better?

[rcrsn51]

Because the image filename contains spaces, use quotes.

mount -o loop "Install, Learn, Utilities 1.img" /mount/data

Linux uses the "ls" command instead of "dir".

[rockedge]

strange that command did not work! did you try the path like "/root/
Your Xenial version should be OK. I am using DosBox with Tahr 6.0.5 64bit.

this may apply in your case: I found a slight difference in some versions of Ubuntu

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Z:\>MOUNT C ~/DOSGAMES

Z:\>MOUNT D /MEDIA/CDROM/ -T CDROM

Users of the current version of Ubuntu (9.10 Karmic Koala) may notice that the above command doesn't work. This is because CD-ROMs are mounted based on their label and do not share a common mount point. Open the CD-ROM in Nautilus (or your preferred file manager) to determine its label. Use this command instead, replacing values as appropriate for your system:

Z:\>MOUNT D /media/CD_LABEL/ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl

Z:\>IMGMOUNT E ~/IMAGES/MYIMAGE.ISO -T ISO

Note that the Linux path is absolute and case-sensitive. If you insert a disc in the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive and mount it on your Linux system, or have it set up to auto-mount when the disc is inserted, then use Nautilus to browse to the /media directory, you will see the label of the CD as a folder therein. For example, a DOOM II disc shows up as /media/DOOM2_V17A. The disc label in this example is "DOOM2_V17A". 

Also try instead of MOUNT c ~/dosprogs"
use IMGMOUNT C /root/dosprogs"
double check that the path is correct in any case
I have good results with DosBox doing exactly what you are trying to do.

[noalternative]

Also try instead of MOUNT c ~/dosprogs"
use IMGMOUNT C /root/dosprogs"
double check that the path is correct in any case
I have good results with DosBox doing exactly what you are trying to do.

I got an error that says

The image must be on the host or local drive

[noalternative]

Because the image filename contains spaces, use quotes.

mount -o loop "Install, Learn, Utilities 1.img" /mount/data

Linux uses the "ls" command instead of "dir".

This command produced no errors per say, but when I opened dosemu and entered "a:" I got

Error from reading drive A: DOS area: Sector not found
(A)bort (I)gnore (T)ry (F)ail