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[rdog]

These are my notes that I thought I would share. This still works with Precise 5.4.3.

## Access encrypted save file
## Note: you need to have a free loop device, you can't use them all up with
## mounted SFS files and expect this to work.

## Find a free loop device
#losetup-FULL -f
/dev/loop2

## Connect the loop device to the pupsave file
#losetup-FULL -e aes /dev/loop2 /mnt/sda1/downloads/lupusave_crypta-rob_2.2fs
Password:

## repair ext2 system on pupsave file ... before mounting...
# e2fsck /dev/loop2

## If you wish to mount and look at the files...
# mkdir /tmp/encrypt
# mount -t ext2 /dev/loop2 /tmp/encrypt

## unmount the mounted save file
#umount /tmp/encrypt

## unmount (release?) loop device
#losetup-FULL -d /dev/loop2

## Note: when I booted to ram without a pupsave file this process for fixing
## a save file did not work. Some issue with the LOOP devices. So you need to boot
## to a puppy with a save file and then run the repair on the save file that is not
## being currently used.

I hope this helps,
Rdog

[Flash]

Apparently it is the filesystem, not the encrypted file it contains, that is somehow corrupted. Is that correct?

[rdog]