Re: Unable to create a liveUSB from Fedora-15-i386-DVD.iso

2011-07-27 Thread yudi v
> > The live CDs have the hard drive boot loader code and partition at > the beginning of the image. The DVD images do not. > > Mikkel > Thanks for the info. > -- > Kind regards, > Yudi > > -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://

Re: Unable to create a liveUSB from Fedora-15-i386-DVD.iso

2011-07-27 Thread yudi v
> > That's good to know. Any idea how to create a DVD image with the hard > drive boot loader code? My google foo came up empty. > > Using livecd-iso-to-disk script worked. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB#Run_livecd-iso-to-disk_script Yudi -- users mailing list user

Re: Unable to create a liveUSB from Fedora-15-i386-DVD.iso

2011-07-26 Thread yudi v
Neither do I use Windows. Debian user. -- Kind regards, Yudi -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: Unable to create a liveUSB from Fedora-15-i386-DVD.iso

2011-07-26 Thread yudi v
> > > As I do not have access to a Fedora system, what other method can I > > use to create a liveUSB? > > > https://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ > > yum install liveusb-creator > > Ed, I already mentioned that I do not have access to a Fedora system. > Secondly, Preparing the USB stick

Unable to create a liveUSB from Fedora-15-i386-DVD.iso

2011-07-26 Thread yudi v
I am unable to create a liveUSB install of Fedora-15-i386-DVD.iso. first I tried dd if=~/Download/F15-Server-i386-DVD.iso of=/dev/sdc copies the files fine, but will not boot. not sure why? something flashes by too quickly and then boots from the HDD. /dev/sdc1 has the boot flag set. As I do

Re: How to add a new LUKS partition and open it with the global passphrase.

2011-07-25 Thread yudi v
Thank You. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines

Re: How to add a new LUKS partition and open it with the global passphrase.

2011-07-25 Thread yudi v
So, if I create a new partition after initial setup, give it the same passphrase and add the entry to /etc/crypttab, it should decrypt along with others at boot? -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailm

Re: How to add a new LUKS partition and open it with the global passphrase.

2011-07-24 Thread yudi v
Does anyone know how Fedora installer sets up all the partitions to open with one passphrase? Does it use a keyfile in the second slot, which in turn unlocks rest of the partitions. Assuming the first partition is unlocked by the passphrase and contains a keyfile in it. I hope it's not. Doesn't sou

Re: What are the 94 printable characters from the 128 characters of ASCII table?

2011-07-24 Thread yudi v
at's after the printable characters. That's why I posted here to get a confirmation. On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Hiisi wrote: > On 25 July 2011 03:26, yudi v wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > The 94 printable characters from the first 128 characters of the ASCII > ta

How to add a new LUKS partition and open it with the global passphrase.

2011-07-24 Thread yudi v
I have a system setup with LUKS on top of LVM, I plan to add a new LUKS logical volume. Adding the entry for this LV into */etc/crypttab,* makes it ask for the passphrase at boot. Now, what I want to know is how to make this partition decrypt using the existing "global passphrase". -- Kind regard

What are the 94 printable characters from the 128 characters of ASCII table?

2011-07-24 Thread yudi v
Hi all, The 94 printable characters from the first 128 characters of the ASCII table are the the ones with Hex Codes 0x20 to 0x7E. Is this right? -- Kind regards, Yudi -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.o

Re: Overwriting a 4096 byte sector harddisk drive with random data

2011-07-21 Thread yudi v
> > Making the bs value an integer multiple of > the the physical block size of the device is probably a good idea in > most circumstances. > > Going back to my original question, as the HDD I am using is a 4096 physical and 512 logical block, what would be a recommended bs value. Yudi -- users

Re: Does encrypted SWAP support suspend-to-disk?

2011-07-21 Thread yudi v
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:12 PM, admin lewis wrote: > 2011/7/21 yudi v : > > I am planning on installing Fedora with LUKS over LVM as follows: > > > > sda1 ntfs > > sda2 /boot ext > > sda3 - PV and VG > > - lv_swap swap (encrypted LV) > > -

Does encrypted SWAP support suspend-to-disk?

2011-07-21 Thread yudi v
I am planning on installing Fedora with LUKS over LVM as follows: sda1 ntfs sda2 /boot ext sda3 - PV and VG - lv_swap swap (encrypted LV) -lv_root/ ext4 (encrypted LV) -lv_home /home ext4 ( (encrypted LV)) -rest unassigned - I will assign and encrypt as the need arises. sda4 extended s

Re: Overwriting a 4096 byte sector harddisk drive with random data

2011-07-21 Thread yudi v
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Gilboa Davara wrote: > On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 19:48 +1000, yudi v wrote: > > Hi > > From what I understand, the first command above will write data in > > 512 byte blocks, the second one in 1MB blocks, and the third in 4096 > > byte bl

Overwriting a 4096 byte sector harddisk drive with random data

2011-07-21 Thread yudi v
Hi I need to write random data to a partition before encrypting it. Suggested way is to use urandom: #dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda2 What is the use of operand "bs" in the following case? I see the above command executed as follows sometime: #dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sda2 bs=1M For the hard

Re: Installing Fedora with LVM and LUKS, using the encryption layer on top of the LVM layer.

2011-07-19 Thread yudi v
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:06 AM, yudi v wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > >> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 23:02:00 +1000, >> yudi v wrote: >> > >> > I did not know that, I was under the impression once the encryption &

Re: Installing Fedora with LVM and LUKS, using the encryption layer on top of the LVM layer.

2011-07-18 Thread yudi v
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 23:02:00 +1000, > yudi v wrote: > > > > I did not know that, I was under the impression once the encryption > > container is open all the data in that container is decrypted. > >

Re: Installing Fedora with LVM and LUKS, using the encryption layer on top of the LVM layer.

2011-07-18 Thread yudi v
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 22:20:15 +1000, > yudi v wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 21:51:01 +1000, > > > yudi v wrote: > >

Re: Installing Fedora with LVM and LUKS, using the encryption layer on top of the LVM layer.

2011-07-18 Thread yudi v
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 21:51:01 +1000, > yudi v wrote: > > > > fine without any issues and I only have to enter the pass phrase once. > Now I > > would like to change this setup with the LVM layer below the

Installing Fedora with LVM and LUKS, using the encryption layer on top of the LVM layer.

2011-07-18 Thread yudi v
I am trying to install Fedora 15 32bit on a laptop with 750Gb Advanced Format WD drive. the partition scheme I have in my mind is like this: sda1 100GB Win7 sda2 500MB /boot sda3 500GB LVM (also the PV and the VG) -LV 15GB /root (encrypted) -LV 50GB /home (encrypted) -LV 4GB swap partition (e