#!/bin/sh

LOOP=/dev/loop
#default number of loop devices
LOOPMAX=8
i=0
echo checking for $LOOPMAX loopdevices
while [ $i -lt $LOOPMAX ] ; do
  if [ ! -e ${LOOP}$i ] ; then
    echo creating ${LOOP}$i
    mknod ${LOOP}$i b 7 $i
  fi
  i=` expr $i + 1` 
done

# insert all additional modules 

insmod -f /opt/lib/modules/loop.o