Cannot setup aes128 loopback device?

binarybob0001 · 04-18-2006, 02:10 AM

I have installed kernel-2.6.14.2. I have compiled, as a module, the aes encryption cipher. When I type in this command
root@blacktop:~# losetup -e aes128 /dev/loop1 crypto
Password:
I get this error.
ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid argument
What does it mean and how do I fix it?
Thanks.

unSpawn · 04-19-2006, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^H^H^Hin the Cryptoloop HOWTO*

If losetup fails with an INVALID ARGUMENT error message, there is a problem with your util-linux package. Make sure you have followed the instructions above on how to install a patched version of util-linux. Older and unpatched version use a different way of passing the key size, and do not work with the 2.6 Crypto API.

*http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Cryptoloop...ice-setup.html, par 3.

binarybob0001 · 04-19-2006, 05:00 PM

Thanks, I'm working on setting everything up.