Bug#542695: cannot use crypto loop aes

[Max Vozeler <xam@debian.org>]

severity 542695 important
thanks

Hello,

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:14:46PM +0200, J.M.Roth wrote:
> # aptitude install loop-aes-modules-2.6.26-2-686
> # modprobe loop-aes
> # lsmod | grep loop
> loop                   55372  0
> # dmesg | tail -3
> [ 4457.015307] loop: module loaded
> [ 4521.947610] loop: AES key scrubbing enabled
> [ 4521.948506] loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
> # losetup -v -e aes /dev/loop0 /dev/md0
> Password: 123123123123123123123123123123123123
> ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
> # losetup -v -e AES256 /dev/loop0 /dev/md0
> Password: 123123123123123123123123123123123123
> ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
> # losetup -v -e aes-256 /dev/loop0 /dev/md0
> Password: 123123123123123123123123123123123123
> ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
> # losetup -v -e aes256 /dev/loop0 /dev/md0
> Password: 123123123123123123123123123123123123
> ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
 
> Please tell me I'm doing sth wrong and this is not all broken.
 
Can you verify that you have the package loop-aes-utils 
installed? This looks like it is not installed.

Also, I suggest to read through the README if you have not
already done so. The commands you showed, while they are 
expected to work, don't match the recommended setup.

	Max