cryptsetup -c aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 create root /dev/hda3 mount /dev/mapper/root /mnt chroot /mnt
From within the chrooted environment setup is as follows (i.e. after preceding steps)
--- dvda:/# cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are # to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Comments begin with # a "#", and everything on the line after them are ignored. ide-cd ide-detect ide-disk psmouse ip_conntrack_ftp dm-crypt aes-i586 sha256 dvda:/# cat /etc/crypttab # <target device> <source device> <key file> <options> root /dev/hda3 none cipher=aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 dvda:/# cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda2 /boot ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/mapper/root / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 and what is being fed (running it by hand at boot): kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-k7 root=/dev/mapper/root initrd (hd0,1)/initrd.img-2.6.12-1-k7 (where initrd.img-2.6.12-1-k7 is the image previously created from within the chroot with /boot mounted at /dev/hda2) A screen capture of the boot failure: http://www.bofh.co.nz/files/p1010002_s.jpg Cheers, James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]