From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.saout.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA8399726 for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.saout.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.saout.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id H4XLXDNvJdyf for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54:36 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by mail.saout.de (Postfix) with SMTP for ; Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54:35 +0200 (CEST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54:31 +0200 From: RaMaier@gmx.de In-Reply-To: <200908111839.19827.samm@sammaloney.com> Message-ID: <20090811225431.300710@gmx.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4A8174D3.7000909@gmx.de> <20090811214229.GA4796@tansi.org> <20090811222520.300700@gmx.net> <200908111839.19827.samm@sammaloney.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] reinstallation List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Sam , dm-crypt@saout.de I tried: modprobe dm_mod ioctl: 4.11.0-ioctl (2006-10-12) initialized: dm-devel@redhat.com modprobe crypto_blkcipher FATAL: Module crypto_blkcipher not found modprobe cbc modprobe dm_crypt modprobe aes_generic FATAL: Module aes_generic not found modprobe aes_i586 cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 tresor Command failed: No setup backend available Best regards Rainer -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:39:19 -0400 > Von: Sam > An: dm-crypt@saout.de > CC: RaMaier@gmx.de > Betreff: Re: [dm-crypt] reinstallation > Your problem is then with your Linux installation. >=20 > I would be guessing that your device mapper is not setup properly, or best > case is simply not loaded by default for some reason. >=20 > Try this as root: >=20 > modprobe dm_mod >=20 > That will load the device mapper module (driver) and should be enough. >=20 > Then try your luksOpen command again. >=20 > If you get the same errror, then try also all of these in addition to the= =20 > dm_mod: >=20 > modprobe crypto_blkcipher > modprobe cbc > modprobe dm_crypt > modprobe aes_generic > modprobe aes_i586 >=20 > Some of these might fail with an error, but that could be just that they > are=20 > already built into your kernel (and thus are permanently loaded -- that is > okay). >=20 > Now try the luksOpen again. If it still doesn't work, then I do not know.= =20 > However, it really should have worked by now at least. >=20 > If it did work: note that you will need to add these commands to your=20 > /etc/init.d/boot.local file (just add them to the end just like you typed > them=20 > in the terminal). This will cause them to be loaded upon startup each > time. >=20 > Hope that helps. >=20 > Sam >=20 > > When I just enter > > cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 tresor > > I get the reply: > > Command failed: No setup backend available > > > > I guess it somehow has a relation to the mapper. > > Any idea ? > > > > Best regards > > Rainer > > > > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > > > > Datum: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:42:29 +0200 > > > Von: Arno Wagner > > > An: RaMaier@gmx.de > > > Betreff: Re: [dm-crypt] reinstallation > > > > > > I suspect luksFormat wipes the LUKS superblock and creates > > > a new one, i.e. all data is permanently lost. mkfs.ext3 > > > will overwrote the filesystem metadata, i.e. the filesystem > > > structure is lost. > > > > > > However > > > > > > > cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 tresor > > > > mount /dev/mapper/tresor /tresor > > > > > > should work, with sda2 replaced with whatever the > > > LUKS container now is in. Basically you just do what you > > > did before to access (not create) the device, just > > > with a (potentially) different device identifier. > > > > > > As to preventing partition loss, make a sector-wise > > > backup copy, e.g. with dd or dd_rescue before risking it. > > > > > > Arno > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 11:25:16PM +0200, RaMaier@gmx.de wrote: > > > > Hi Hannes, > > > > in the documents I keep. I found that I had encrypted /dev/sda2. The > > > > > > procedure I recorded was: > > > > umount /dev/sda2 > > > > cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sda2 > > > > cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda2 tresor > > > > mkfs.ext3 /dev/mapper/tresor > > > > mount /dev/mapper/tresor /tresor > > > > > > > > What will happen if I repeat the steps ? > > > > Should I just leave the mkfs.ext3 out ? > > > > Would I be able to access my old data again ? > > > > What does lufsFormat really do ? Format the partition ? > > > > As I staded the data is pretty valuable to me. > > > > > > > > thanks for your help. > > > > Best regards > > > > Rainer > > > > > > > > > > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > > > > > > > > Datum: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:01:56 +0200 > > > > > Von: Hannes Erven > > > > > An: Rainer Maier > > > > > CC: dm-crypt@saout.de > > > > > Betreff: Re: [dm-crypt] reinstallation > > > > > > > > > > Hi Rainer, > > > > > > > > > > > How can I reinstall LUKS on my new Debian (Lenny)? > > > > > > > > > > I guess the debian (and thus cryptsetup) installations on your old > > > > > machine weren't that up to date, right? > > > > > > > > > > With the new debian lenny, you don't need to install anything: > LUKS > > > > > is already included in the default cryptsetup package you should > > > > > already have installed > (http://packages.debian.org/lenny/cryptsetup > > > > > ). > > > > > > > > > > >>From http://code.google.com/p/cryptsetup/: > > > > > > > > > > "The former version of cryptsetup only had low-level operations > for > > > > > dm-crypt ready, and around version cryptsetup-luks 1.0.5 was > renamed > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > be the official version of cryptsetup. " > > > > > > > > > > You still might have to change your old scripts, if you have some, > to > > > > > just call cryptsetup instead of cryptsetup-luks . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HTH, best regards > > > > > > > > > > -hannes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > dm-crypt mailing list > > > > > dm-crypt@saout.de > > > > > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > > > > > > - > > > > > > > sicherer, schneller und einfacher! > > > > http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/atbrowser > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > dm-crypt mailing list > > > > dm-crypt@saout.de > > > > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt --=20 Neu: GMX Doppel-FLAT mit Internet-Flatrate + Telefon-Flatrate f=FCr nur 19,99 Euro/mtl.!* http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl02