Problem with encrypted external harddrive

[frisil]

Hi, I have got an encrypted external haddrive I'd like to mount with Pardus. When I enter

cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdc2 secret

I am asked for my password, but then I get a

Failed to setup dm-crypt key mapping.
Check kernel for support for the aes-cbc-essiv:sha256 cipher spec and verify that /dev/sdc2 contains at least 258 sectors.
Failed to read from key storage


Does anyone know how to get it working? My other distros (Mepis, Sidux) support it out-of-box, but I like Pardus better and want to continue using it. But I have to be able to get my external drive mounted....

[PhiX]

Maybe the required modules for encrypted partitions are not loaded. The following command line should do the job.

Code:

modprobe aes dm_mod dm-crypt sha256

[frisil]

There seems to be a bug, because I get:

modprobe aes dm_mod dm-crypt sha256
WARNING: Error inserting aes_generic (/lib/modules/2.6.25.16-108/kernel/crypto/aes_generic.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting padlock_aes (/lib/modules/2.6.25.16-108/kernel/drivers/crypto/padlock-aes.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
WARNING: Error inserting aes_i586 (/lib/modules/2.6.25.16-108/kernel/arch/x86/crypto/aes-i586.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)


And I cannot try anymore, because my drive lierally crashed this evening!!! Just a drop from 50 centimeters height, but it doesn't react anymore... so sad 

[tuxedup]

If you buy a new harddrive, consider using encfs.

I find this to be the best method of encrypting directories on drives.

[frisil]

If you buy a new harddrive, consider using encfs.

Thanks for the idea. Have you got a link to a good wiki/howto/etc?

[Andreas]

Have you got a link to a good wiki/howto/etc?

Hello frisil,

German-Wiki-EncFS

Greetings
Andreas

[frisil]

Sounds good actually, I think I'll try it out when I get a new drive.