Re: [CentOS] truecrypt & kernel 2.6.24
On 6/2/09, John R Pierce wrote: > > absolutely not. > > > the bug here is apparently in TrueCrypt, it has support specifically for > RHEL5, which CentOS 5 is an exact equivalent of... > > See http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=19694 > > my guess is they detect specific RHEL5 versions and the current > truecrypt code is choking on the updated rhel5 kernels, not recognizing > the latest, and giving you a faairly bogus error message... You can > either go back to a earlier Centos5 kernel, or hope Truecrypt fixes > their stuff. Xen could also be an issue, I have no idea how this > works with Xen. > > > ___ Thanx John, I'll check it out. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Hosting Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] truecrypt & kernel 2.6.24
Rudi Ahlers wrote: > Hi all, > > Has anyone used TrueCrypt on a XEN based machine before? I'm running > CentOS 5.3 with kernel 2.6.18 but when I launch TrueCrypt, it keeps on > telling me I need kernel 2.6.24 or later. > > "Your system uses an old version of the Linux Kernel. > > Due to a bug in the Linux Kernel, your system may stop responding when > writing data to a TrueCrypt volume. This problem can be solved by > upgrading the kernel version to 2.6.24 or later" > > Now, the CentOS repositories doesn't have 2.6.24, so do I have to > build the kernel manually? And will there be any problems when doing > so? I like to just run "yum update" when needed. > absolutely not. the bug here is apparently in TrueCrypt, it has support specifically for RHEL5, which CentOS 5 is an exact equivalent of... See http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=19694 my guess is they detect specific RHEL5 versions and the current truecrypt code is choking on the updated rhel5 kernels, not recognizing the latest, and giving you a faairly bogus error message... You can either go back to a earlier Centos5 kernel, or hope Truecrypt fixes their stuff. Xen could also be an issue, I have no idea how this works with Xen. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] truecrypt & kernel 2.6.24
Hi all, Has anyone used TrueCrypt on a XEN based machine before? I'm running CentOS 5.3 with kernel 2.6.18 but when I launch TrueCrypt, it keeps on telling me I need kernel 2.6.24 or later. "Your system uses an old version of the Linux Kernel. Due to a bug in the Linux Kernel, your system may stop responding when writing data to a TrueCrypt volume. This problem can be solved by upgrading the kernel version to 2.6.24 or later" Now, the CentOS repositories doesn't have 2.6.24, so do I have to build the kernel manually? And will there be any problems when doing so? I like to just run "yum update" when needed. Here's the output from the machine: Linux zaxen02.lan 2.6.18-92.1.18.el5xen #1 SMP Wed Nov 12 09:48:10 EST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Hosting Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Office: 087 805 9573 Cell: 082 554 7532 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
