From: Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>
To: dm-crypt@saout.de
Subject: Re: [dm-crypt] `cryptsetup luksFormat` fails: "Cannot wipe header on device"
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 01:26:02 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87a9cipzx1.fsf@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140321050726.GA28695@tansi.org>
http://www.saout.de/pipermail/dm-crypt/2014-March/004050.html
[Tom Roche Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:59:27 -0400]
>> [...] I'm attempting to install to an extended partition. E.g., do I need to
>> create a logical partition=/dev/sda5 inside the extended partition=/dev/sda4 ?
http://www.saout.de/pipermail/dm-crypt/2014-March/004051.html
[Arno Wagner Fri, 21 Mar 2014 06:07:26 +0100]
> [either that or] Make sda4 a primary partition (thereby making yourself
> unable to create any [additional] partitions
Yep, logical partition fixed, thanks.
While I'm here, a `cryptsetup luksFormat` feature request: if possible, It Would Be Nice to implement a test of the target partition that gave the user more useful feedback than is currently provided. Extra credit for failing before passphrase typing :-)
thanks again, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche@pobox.com>
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2014-03-21 0:59 [dm-crypt] `cryptsetup luksFormat` fails: "Cannot wipe header on device" Tom Roche
2014-03-21 5:07 ` Arno Wagner
2014-03-22 5:26 ` Tom Roche [this message]
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