no need to build the module yourself; loop-aes is available in the archive though the conglomeration package, and live-helper automatically adds it once you enable encryption. if still somethings wrong, the other parts of your hook may be of interest though. -- Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/