On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 21:48:49 +1100 Fog_Watch <db5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes, step 17 of Example 5 says, "you need to check that your root > partition has /dev/console". Well it does: > # ls -la /dev/console > crw------- 1 root root 5, 1 Dec 9 16:26 /dev/console Red face. Step 14, which is before 17: 14) Reboot your computer from rescue floppy/CD-ROM or other partition, so that the partition you are about to encrypt is *not* mounted. Then step 17. Then, of course, /dev/console is found. No problem. Regards Fog_Watch. - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/