truecrypt does not work

[manit123]

because it says 'failed to set up loop device /mnt/sda1/sum/private/encrypted' when mount button is pressed .
There were 64 slots to mount encrypted file . None of them worked .
Even running application as root did not help .
Copying the encrypted volume to /home was in-vain too.

[manit123]

Here is a snapshot .
Seems , nobody here has tried .

[Onyarian]

I normally use Truecrypt without any problem to create or mount encrypted volume or disk.

Perhaps you should be more specific about the conditions you use to mount a volume, or the conditions and/or setups you use TinyCore.

Do you use in boot the parameter "loop.max_loop=256"? like this example in grub menu.lst

title Tinycore Linux 4.7
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz quiet lang=es_ES@euro tce=sda1/tce restore=sda1/tce loop.max_loop=256
    initrd /boot/core.gz

[althalus]

I normally use Truecrypt without any problem to create or mount encrypted volume or disk.

Perhaps you should be more specific about the conditions you use to mount a volume, or the conditions and/or setups you use TinyCore.

I can verify the problem. On TC 4.7.6, install truecrypt thru app browser, try and create a new volume. It looks like it is working at first, then after a while it errors out with the error message manit123 reported.

Do you use in boot the parameter "loop.max_loop=256"? like this example in grub menu.lst

title Tinycore Linux 4.7
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz quiet lang=es_ES@euro tce=sda1/tce restore=sda1/tce loop.max_loop=256
    initrd /boot/core.gz

That boot code has been obselete and totally unnecessary for a while now, hasn't it?

[Rich]

Hi althalus

That boot code has been obselete and totally unnecessary for a while now, hasn't it?

From the FAQs:

Add the cheatcode max_loop=n to your boot line, where n is the number of loop devices you need, up to 255.

 Note that this bootcode should not be used with 3.x or newer, unless you know you need it.

[Onyarian]

Is the same bootcode max_loop=n and loop.max_loop=n?

Only the change from the first to the second was sufficient to work truecrypt for me, so I use the last one without problems in truecrypt since the post:


http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,7693.msg41910.html#msg41910


Perhaps could help:


https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TrueCrypt#Failed_to_set_up_a_loop_device

[Rich]

Hi Onyarian

Is the same bootcode max_loop=n and loop.max_loop=n?

According to:
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

9    Module parameters for loadable modules are specified only as the
10   parameter name with optional '=' and value as appropriate, such as:
11   
12      modprobe usbcore blinkenlights=1
13   
14   Module parameters for modules that are built into the kernel image
15   are specified on the kernel command line with the module name plus
16   '.' plus parameter name, with '=' and value if appropriate, such as:
17   
18      usbcore.blinkenlights=1

The version you are using is for a module built into the kernel, yet, according to this:
http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,14983.msg88124.html#msg88124
loop is built as a loadable module.

[gerald_clark]

loop.max_loop=n causes n /dev/loopN device nodes to be created.

[althalus]

So manually create an unused /dev/loopN device works too (I hate rebooting. Everything halfway done has to be picked up all over again). I think it would be mighty helpful if the info file could be updated to reflect the fact that truecrypt works best when that boot code is added.

[tinypoodle]

Perhaps it could be considered to create the devices with tce.installed script of specific extension.

[manit123]

sorry for my late reply . just got chance to get online today.

I will try 'loop.max_loop=n' in bootcode to see if that helps.

[manit123]

That worked.
Acutally I still see 64 slots in truecrypt window but the files gets mounted to folder /mnt/truecrypt .
No problem , whatsoever .
Just i would like to mention that truecrypt asked about dmsetup initially as shown in attached screenshot .
Installing lvm2.tcz overcame that.

[Onyarian]

Yes, that's OK, lvm2.tcz should be in truecrypt.tcz.dep

[manit123]

Has anyone tied creating a encrpted file in truecrypt?
I did  & got stuck ater setting password.
See attached image.

[Onyarian]

Yes!