Re: cryptopatch for kernel 2.4.21 fails on ibook

[float@lefant.net]

hi,

> Looks like you have to compile your losetup and mount yourself from the 
> util-linux package, see the following bug :-/
> <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=206396>
> 
> Essentially the losetup doesn't use the file /proc/crypto that is 
> provided by the 2.4.22 kernel, the strace call from the bugreport quite 
> obviously shows this.
> 
> Also see further explainations in this thread 
> <http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/2003-09/msg00022.html>, 
> especially <http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/2003-09/msg00027.html>

thx alot. 
but actually this is not quite what i was looking for. i dont have the time and skill to do (and 
understand) that. isnt there maybe a precompiled kernel package out there that just gives me a console to decrypt my 
data and copy it somewhereelse and then forget about encryption in the future?
 
> I guess you don't have the old gentoo arround anymore to recover your data

i am sorry but no

thx
ffpx flo