I didn't get any reply from the address in README_CRYPT.TXT, then I'll try here...

The errata for Slackware 12.0 README_CRYPT.TXT (http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...e:setup#errata) mention the missing command:
I had the same problem in Slackware 12.1 and 12.2 (no LVM) but the updated README_CRYPT.TXT doesn't say anything about it.

I can see that the Slackware 12.1 and 12.2 installer mount /sys and /proc, but it doesn't seem to mount /dev, am I missing something?

I've never been able to mount /dev anyway, so I'd suggest to do this instead of just "lilo":
(/boot is a symlink to /mnt/boot, the only thing out of place would be lilo.conf, requiring the -C option)


A couple of notes about README_CRYPT.TXT, "Encrypted root filesystem" section:
The expert lilo.conf setup menu actually asks for two devices: the root partition (root=) and the location to install the LILO boot block (boot=).
For the latter I assume I have to enter the correct location, in my case /dev/hda (the field was already filled correctly).
That line shouldn't need fixing, as long as you answered correctly to liloconfig.
The reason for lilo failing to install in the setup is the line that says: "root = /dev/mapper/cryptroot", since liloconfig does a "lilo -r /mnt" (chroot to /mnt before doing anything else) and you get:
Thanks to all who worked on encrypted partition support for Slackware, it solved me a lot of problems!
-kc-

Would you clarify what your questions are and what you are trying to do? I have Slackware 12.1 and many use Slackware here in LQ. Are you just commenting on Slackware or do you have questions and want help?

Hi, thanks for your reply!
Sorry for not being clear, I can't express myself in English very well.

What I'm trying to do is to install Slackware on an encrypted root partition (without LVM), following the relevant section of README_CRYPT.TXT.

The problem I encounter is that LILO fail because it can't find /dev/mapper/cryptroot inside of the chroot (as mentioned here: http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...e:setup#errata)

It was no big deal, I suggested a solution in my previous post, and you can find another one in the old errata from the link above.

My question is: how can the procedure in README_CRYPT.TXT ever succeed if we install LILO inside a "chroot /mnt" and the root partition device is outside /mnt?
I'd like to either find the answer or have README_CRYPT.TXT fixed.

The rest was just a comment, maybe a suggestion to the author to phrase that bit differently to be more precise, but not a cause of problems.

Grub works. There is a readme in the iso file for the installtion dvd, if you have that. It is probably in the installation cds as well. What you need to do is to install per those directions, and then to install Grub. Be sure that you create the initrd as described, and then edit your menu.lst file to use that initrd. Without the initrd made for the encrypted system, you will not be able to boot into it. Post if you get stuck. It may take awhile for me to respond...if nobody else does.

Hi, thanks again!
Sorry for wasting your time but I failed to explain myself again...

The practical problem was solved before I started this thread.
You can see how I did it in the top post.
I was quick to fix it for the third time! I had the same problem with Slackware 12.0 and 12.1.

The purpose of this thread was to let the Slackware team know that README_CRYPT.TXT *need to be fixed*, since they ignored my emails
OR
find out how the procedure in README_CRYPT.TXT can ever succeed without the fix and without GRUB.