Re: 2.6.XX kernel for encrypted root
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.cryptography,gmane.spam.detected |
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Jan Klod <[email protected]> wrote: Betreff: Re: 2.6.XX kernel for encrypted root > > the kernel cannot find the initial ramdisk. May I try a quick shot and answer your question like this: Before booting encrypted root partition you definitely have to tell your boot-loader where the kernel image file can be found and give further information to the kernel. Just as an example for booting from USB-Stick using syslinux the command looks like this: kernel vmlinuz append initrd=intrd.gz root=100 init=/linuxrc rootfstype=minix Of course, loop-aes README has more details if you have the time. > Please somebody tell me this: is that kernel for loop-aes supposed to boot > before encrypting root and booting from external device? Yes! Kernel is supposed to boot up to the point where you are asked for a pass phrase. In case your kernel fails to accomplish this you will have to recompile it. Kind regards, Peter -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/