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Truecrypt 6.3a and Truecrypt 4.3a
Posted: Tue 26 Feb 2008, 23:23
by Wolf Pup
Note: Truecrypt 6.2a does not need device mapper to work, truecrypt PDF guide is a seperate package. This version has a GUI. This version will work on any version of puppy.
truecrypt-6.3a.pet
md5sum
truecrypt_guide-6.3a.pet
md5sum
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Note:
Truecrypt 4.3a needs device mapper to work, truecrypt PDF guide is a seperate package. This version does not have a GUI. This version is ONLY for kernel
2.6.21.7.
truecrypt-4.3a_k2.6.21.7.pet
md5sum
truecrypt_guide-4.3a.pet
md5sum
device_mapper-1.02.27.pet
md5sum
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 01:04
by Wolf Pup
Truecrypt updated to 5.1a.
re-formatting a truecrypt drive
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 01:27
by b_linux
First, thank you very much for these files! I use TrueCrypt all the time.
I made a new TrueCrypt volume to find out it is created as a fat volume that only takes 8 characters! That won't work for me. I ended up booting up Windows and reformatting the encrypted drive with ntfs. I would prefer to format it with a linux file system.
I started to use fdisk, but backed out. It said that I "must set cylinders." At this point I became uncertain if fdisk is the correct tool.
In the terminal window can I type, "fdisk /path/encrypted_volume" and then proceed through the steps involved with formatting? Is there a graphical tool that I could format this with?
Thanks!
Re: re-formatting a truecrypt drive
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 02:38
by Wolf Pup
b_linux wrote:I started to use fdisk, but backed out. It said that I "must set cylinders." At this point I became uncertain if fdisk is the correct tool.
In the terminal window can I type, "fdisk /path/encrypted_volume" and then proceed through the steps involved with formatting? Is there a graphical tool that I could format this with?
Thanks!
Yup, you can do that, also mke2fs and mkfs.ext3.
Re: re-formatting a truecrypt drive
Posted: Thu 27 Mar 2008, 02:52
by mdd
b_linux wrote:
I made a new TrueCrypt volume to find out it is created as a fat volume that only takes 8 characters! That won't work for me. I ended up booting up Windows and reformatting the encrypted drive with ntfs. I would prefer to format it with a linux file system.
I had the same problem, but solved it by entering utf8 in the mount options area of the TrueCrypt preferences. That fixed things for me.
--MDD
Re: re-formatting a truecrypt drive
Posted: Fri 28 Mar 2008, 02:04
by b_linux
Wolf Pup wrote:b_linux wrote:I started to use fdisk, but backed out. It said that I "must set cylinders." At this point I became uncertain if fdisk is the correct tool.
In the terminal window can I type, "fdisk /path/encrypted_volume" and then proceed through the steps involved with formatting? Is there a graphical tool that I could format this with?
Thanks!
Yup, you can do that, also mke2fs and mkfs.ext3.
Thanks for your reply.
In the terminal window I typed in
# mkfs.ext3 /path/truecryptfile
--It responded with, "...is not a block special device. Proceed anyway?"
--I said yes.
# mkfs.ext3: Device size reported to be zero. Invalid partition specified, or partition table wasn't reread after running fdisk, due to a modified partition being busy and in use. You may need to reboot to re-read your partition table.
I tried this with fdisk and mke2fs, but got similar results. I didn't have any files open, so I'm not sure what it means when it says that the partition is being busy and in use.
???
Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong?
Posted: Fri 28 Mar 2008, 04:06
by Wolf Pup
if your using 4.3a its
/dev/mapper/truecrypt0 if your only using 1 truecrypt file.
you could check the path by typing
mount in a terminal.
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rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
shmfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
none on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
/dev/hda5 on /mnt/hda5 type ext3 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
/dev/mapper/truecrypt0 on /mnt/secure type ext3 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
reformatting a truecrypt volume
Posted: Fri 28 Mar 2008, 08:48
by b_linux
Wolf Pup,
Thanks for your help on this. I have 5.1a installed, by the way.
OK. I type "mount" and get this...
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truecrypt on /tmp/.truecrypt_aux_mnt1 type fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other)
/dev/loop2 on /mnt/truecrypt1 type msdos (rw,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437)
I then try the following...
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# mkfs.ext3 /dev/loop2
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
/dev/loop2 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!
# umount /mnt/truecrypt1
# mkfs.ext3 /dev/loop2
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
mkfs.ext3: Device size reported to be zero. Invalid partition specified, or
partition table wasn't reread after running fdisk, due to
a modified partition being busy and in use. You may need to reboot
to re-read your partition table.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Posted: Fri 28 Mar 2008, 17:49
by Wolf Pup
Start truecrypt and when you enter your password for the file, click options, under filesystem, check "do not mount". Enter you password and then try to format with mkfs.ext3
Posted: Sat 29 Mar 2008, 05:12
by b_linux
Start truecrypt and when you enter your password for the file, click options, under filesystem, check "do not mount". Enter you password and then try to format with mkfs.ext3
When I try this I get the following message:
ParameterIncorrect at
TrueCrypt::CoreUnix::MountVolume:421
I opened up a rxvt window and typed "mount*, but as I assumed my truecrypt volume wasn't listed.
After this occurs, TrueCrypt will no longer mount volumes. If I go to the the Process Lister and kill the TrueCrypt process I can then restart TrueCrypt and everything seems to work fine.
I have tried this will different volumes, by the way, and they all produce the same results.
Formatting a truecrypt volume with 4.3a
Posted: Mon 31 Mar 2008, 13:52
by b_linux
Thank for your help on this.
I have reformatted container files successfully with TrueCrypt 4.3a, but haven't gotten it to work with 5.1a.
Guess I will create my TrueCrypt containers in a version of puppy that has the old truecrypt installed.
Thanks!
Installing Truecrypt
Posted: Tue 08 Apr 2008, 04:39
by francus
I am new to puppy, so excuse me.
Downloaded and installed the files you provides:
truecrypt-5.1a.pet
truecrypt_guide-5.1a.pet
After rebooting I find truecrypt in Menu/utlity, but it does not work. If I write "truecrypt" on the terminal,it gives:
# truecrypt
truecrypt: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.1' not found (required by truecrypt)
truecrypt: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.4' not found (required by truecrypt)
#
It seems some libraries are lacking. Anyone knows what to do?
Thanks
Posted: Tue 08 Apr 2008, 06:42
by aragon
Hi Wolf Pup,
i have installed both 5.1-pets. The Guide could not be opened from the trucrypt-menu -> Help -> User's Guide.
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Error: Couldn't open file '/root/"/usr/share/truecrypt/doc/TrueCrypt User Guide.pdf'
It seems that:
1. Trucrypt looks at the wrong path
/root/"/usr/share/truecrypt/doc/ instead of
/usr/share/truecrypt/doc/
2. The pdf is named wrong (or truecrypt searches for the wrong)
TrueCrypt User Guide-5.1a.pdf instead of
TrueCrypt User Guide.pdf
Cheers
aragon
Posted: Sat 05 Jul 2008, 19:39
by Wolf Pup
Truecrypt updated to 6.0
Posted: Sat 12 Jul 2008, 10:16
by happyhippo
downloaded the truecrypt 6 pet installed it on a puppy 3.01 system and got the message that because of the kernel things could get wrong with writting data to an encrypted disk.
upgraded the puppy 3 with the new 4 and got the same message.
so please what to do want no corrupt data on this disk.
Posted: Sat 20 Sep 2008, 18:43
by Wolf Pup
Truecrypt updated to 6.0a.
Posted: Sat 31 Jan 2009, 07:30
by Wolf Pup
Truecrypt updated to 6.1a
truecrypterror: no such file or directory
Posted: Wed 04 Feb 2009, 22:49
by puplix
hello Wolf Pup (or so else),
maybe you have a solution for my prob. I installed truecrypt 6.1a and created a volume successfully. Then when i tried to mount this volume i got the message:
no such file or directory: dmsetup
btw: I work with puppy 4.1
thanks in advance
no such file or directory: dmsetup
Posted: Fri 06 Feb 2009, 08:53
by colintl
hello puplix
I have been using Truecrypt for a number of years and when I upgraded to the latest version (6.1a) I got the same problem as you did. However was able to find a solution that was submitted to the forum (but can't find it again!).
The solution was to run Truecrypt; click Settings; Preferences; System Integration; then click the box in Kernel Services ("do not use kernel cryptographic services").
This worked for me.
Posted: Fri 06 Feb 2009, 11:48
by puplix
@ colintl
Thank you for your tip. I did as you told so it helps me to go 1 step further to a probably solution.
Perhaps now it mounts the volume. I'm not sure because at the same time while it mounts i got a new error message:
no such file or directory: nautilus
After clicking the OK button of the error message the error message disappears so now I can see the "mounted" volume in the truecrypt window. A dobble click at the highlighted volume in the truecrypt windows brings the above told error message again. I made a screenshot that shows you the situation.
Any further idea or suggestion?