Thanks for the info. I saw the earlier post but was hoping to get away with just updating the loop.o module since the README says: "If you are just upgrading existing loop-AES with newer version, there is no need to recompile kernel or reboot. Just unmount all file systems using old loop driver, and remove loop driver from kernel with rmmod command before compiling new loop driver." I know that DamnSmallLinux is not a development environment and not everything will compile properly on it anyway (and I'm inexperienced). Worth a try though. At least one of the 2.6.x kernel knoppix-based livecds (probably others too????) does contain a more recent loop-aes (v.2.?) - http://grml.org - and, since it uses unstable instead of stable, many of the packages are more up-to-date than mainstream Knoppix. I might give it a try, but DamnSmallLinux is a favourite with me. --- Jari Ruusu <jariruusu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Phil H wrote: > > Any thoughts on my failed efforts to build a new > > loop.o ? It doesn't seem to find the makefile in > the > > kernel sources - not that the makefile has much in > it, > > just a few lines of code. > > You need to recompile your kernel first as was > pointed out in earlier mail > to this list. That is best way to ensure that kernel > sources are in state > that can used to compile kernel modules. > > > Is it possible to download a precompiled > up-to-date > > loop-aes binary for various kernels, specifically > > 2.4.26 (Debian i386)? > > For some distro kernels, maybe. For kernels that you > configure and compile > yourself, no. > > Linux does not have binary kernel driver > compatibility. Different kernel > versions have different kernel structures. > Configuration options that are > set kernel config change code generation for locking > code as well as size > and layout of kernel structures. Even C compiler > version changes size and > layout of kernel structures. In other words: Every > unique kernel version + > kernel configuration + C compiler version, needs its > own kernel code and > modules compiled just for that unique combination. > Such is Linux. > > -- > Jari Ruusu 1024R/3A220F51 5B 4B F9 BB D3 3F 52 E9 > DB 1D EB E3 24 0E A9 DD > > - > Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux > system > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
