> you used an EXTRAVERSION different from that of the > Debian kernel-image? Thanks very much - this explains a lot. I've been rebuilding kernels from http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html which doesn't bother mentioning things like EXTRAVERSION, so I didn't set that at all. I just took the .config file which came with the 2.4.27-2-386 running kernel, turned off loops under block devices, and used that to rebuild from the 2.4.27 debian source, then made an initrd and amended grub accordingly. I set --append-to-version to '.noloop' to differentiate the new loopless kernel from the running kernel. > In case you are using make-kpkg, you could try > setting > --append-to-version -2-386. > In case you are using make-kpkg, you could try > setting > --append-to-version -2-386. Yep I'm using make-kpkg. Err .. at the risk of being a pain, how do I then differentiate the new kernel from the running kernel if I set --append-to-version -2-386 ? > Does it work > after running depmod -a ? Yes. Encrypted swap (aes128) appears to be working, as does a device-backed loop encrypted with serpent. > When building for "official" Debian kernels, I > recommend to use > module-assistant to prepare a source tree that > closely resembles > the original - including EXTRAVERSION etc. > > Just do "m-a fakesource" and build using the source > tree in > /usr/src/kernel-source-$kvers-$debabi-$subarch I'll try this. > ... if you suspect Debian specific problems. It's newbie-specific problems I think ... Thanks again for your help. __________________________________________________ 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/
