Truecrypt 6.3a and Truecrypt 4.3a

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Wolf Pup
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Truecrypt 6.3a and Truecrypt 4.3a

#1 Post by Wolf Pup »

Note: Truecrypt 6.2a does not need device mapper to work, truecrypt PDF guide is a seperate package. This version has a GUI. This version will work on any version of puppy.

truecrypt-6.3a.pet
md5sum

truecrypt_guide-6.3a.pet
md5sum

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Note: Truecrypt 4.3a needs device mapper to work, truecrypt PDF guide is a seperate package. This version does not have a GUI. This version is ONLY for kernel 2.6.21.7.

truecrypt-4.3a_k2.6.21.7.pet
md5sum

truecrypt_guide-4.3a.pet
md5sum

device_mapper-1.02.27.pet
md5sum
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#2 Post by Wolf Pup »

Truecrypt updated to 5.1a.
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re-formatting a truecrypt drive

#3 Post by b_linux »

First, thank you very much for these files! I use TrueCrypt all the time.

I made a new TrueCrypt volume to find out it is created as a fat volume that only takes 8 characters! That won't work for me. I ended up booting up Windows and reformatting the encrypted drive with ntfs. I would prefer to format it with a linux file system.

I started to use fdisk, but backed out. It said that I "must set cylinders." At this point I became uncertain if fdisk is the correct tool.

In the terminal window can I type, "fdisk /path/encrypted_volume" and then proceed through the steps involved with formatting? Is there a graphical tool that I could format this with?

Thanks!

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Re: re-formatting a truecrypt drive

#4 Post by Wolf Pup »

b_linux wrote:I started to use fdisk, but backed out. It said that I "must set cylinders." At this point I became uncertain if fdisk is the correct tool.

In the terminal window can I type, "fdisk /path/encrypted_volume" and then proceed through the steps involved with formatting? Is there a graphical tool that I could format this with?

Thanks!
Yup, you can do that, also mke2fs and mkfs.ext3.
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Re: re-formatting a truecrypt drive

#5 Post by mdd »

b_linux wrote: I made a new TrueCrypt volume to find out it is created as a fat volume that only takes 8 characters! That won't work for me. I ended up booting up Windows and reformatting the encrypted drive with ntfs. I would prefer to format it with a linux file system.
I had the same problem, but solved it by entering utf8 in the mount options area of the TrueCrypt preferences. That fixed things for me.

--MDD

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Re: re-formatting a truecrypt drive

#6 Post by b_linux »

Wolf Pup wrote:
b_linux wrote:I started to use fdisk, but backed out. It said that I "must set cylinders." At this point I became uncertain if fdisk is the correct tool.

In the terminal window can I type, "fdisk /path/encrypted_volume" and then proceed through the steps involved with formatting? Is there a graphical tool that I could format this with?

Thanks!
Yup, you can do that, also mke2fs and mkfs.ext3.
Thanks for your reply.

In the terminal window I typed in
# mkfs.ext3 /path/truecryptfile
--It responded with, "...is not a block special device. Proceed anyway?"
--I said yes.
# mkfs.ext3: Device size reported to be zero. Invalid partition specified, or partition table wasn't reread after running fdisk, due to a modified partition being busy and in use. You may need to reboot to re-read your partition table.

I tried this with fdisk and mke2fs, but got similar results. I didn't have any files open, so I'm not sure what it means when it says that the partition is being busy and in use.

???

Any ideas as to what I am doing wrong?

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#7 Post by Wolf Pup »

if your using 4.3a its /dev/mapper/truecrypt0 if your only using 1 truecrypt file.

you could check the path by typing mount in a terminal.

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rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type ext3 (rw,data=ordered)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
shmfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
none on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
/dev/hda5 on /mnt/hda5 type ext3 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
/dev/mapper/truecrypt0 on /mnt/secure type ext3 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
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reformatting a truecrypt volume

#8 Post by b_linux »

Wolf Pup,

Thanks for your help on this. I have 5.1a installed, by the way.

OK. I type "mount" and get this...

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truecrypt on /tmp/.truecrypt_aux_mnt1 type fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other)
/dev/loop2 on /mnt/truecrypt1 type msdos (rw,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437)
I then try the following...

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# mkfs.ext3 /dev/loop2
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
/dev/loop2 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!
# umount /mnt/truecrypt1
# mkfs.ext3 /dev/loop2
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
mkfs.ext3: Device size reported to be zero.  Invalid partition specified, or
        partition table wasn't reread after running fdisk, due to
        a modified partition being busy and in use.  You may need to reboot
        to re-read your partition table.
Any ideas?

Thanks!

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#9 Post by Wolf Pup »

Start truecrypt and when you enter your password for the file, click options, under filesystem, check "do not mount". Enter you password and then try to format with mkfs.ext3
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#10 Post by b_linux »

Start truecrypt and when you enter your password for the file, click options, under filesystem, check "do not mount". Enter you password and then try to format with mkfs.ext3
When I try this I get the following message:
ParameterIncorrect at
TrueCrypt::CoreUnix::MountVolume:421
I opened up a rxvt window and typed "mount*, but as I assumed my truecrypt volume wasn't listed.

After this occurs, TrueCrypt will no longer mount volumes. If I go to the the Process Lister and kill the TrueCrypt process I can then restart TrueCrypt and everything seems to work fine.

I have tried this will different volumes, by the way, and they all produce the same results.

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Formatting a truecrypt volume with 4.3a

#11 Post by b_linux »

Thank for your help on this.

I have reformatted container files successfully with TrueCrypt 4.3a, but haven't gotten it to work with 5.1a.

Guess I will create my TrueCrypt containers in a version of puppy that has the old truecrypt installed.

Thanks!

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Installing Truecrypt

#12 Post by francus »

I am new to puppy, so excuse me.

Downloaded and installed the files you provides:

truecrypt-5.1a.pet
truecrypt_guide-5.1a.pet

After rebooting I find truecrypt in Menu/utlity, but it does not work. If I write "truecrypt" on the terminal,it gives:

# truecrypt
truecrypt: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.1' not found (required by truecrypt)
truecrypt: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.4' not found (required by truecrypt)
#
It seems some libraries are lacking. Anyone knows what to do?
Thanks

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#13 Post by aragon »

Hi Wolf Pup,

i have installed both 5.1-pets. The Guide could not be opened from the trucrypt-menu -> Help -> User's Guide.

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Error: Couldn't open file '/root/"/usr/share/truecrypt/doc/TrueCrypt User Guide.pdf'
It seems that:
1. Trucrypt looks at the wrong path
/root/"/usr/share/truecrypt/doc/ instead of /usr/share/truecrypt/doc/
2. The pdf is named wrong (or truecrypt searches for the wrong)
TrueCrypt User Guide-5.1a.pdf instead of TrueCrypt User Guide.pdf

Cheers
aragon

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#14 Post by Wolf Pup »

Truecrypt updated to 6.0
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#15 Post by happyhippo »

downloaded the truecrypt 6 pet installed it on a puppy 3.01 system and got the message that because of the kernel things could get wrong with writting data to an encrypted disk.

upgraded the puppy 3 with the new 4 and got the same message.
so please what to do want no corrupt data on this disk.

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#16 Post by Wolf Pup »

Truecrypt updated to 6.0a.
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#17 Post by Wolf Pup »

Truecrypt updated to 6.1a
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truecrypterror: no such file or directory

#18 Post by puplix »

hello Wolf Pup (or so else),
maybe you have a solution for my prob. I installed truecrypt 6.1a and created a volume successfully. Then when i tried to mount this volume i got the message:
no such file or directory: dmsetup
btw: I work with puppy 4.1

thanks in advance

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no such file or directory: dmsetup

#19 Post by colintl »

hello puplix
I have been using Truecrypt for a number of years and when I upgraded to the latest version (6.1a) I got the same problem as you did. However was able to find a solution that was submitted to the forum (but can't find it again!).
The solution was to run Truecrypt; click Settings; Preferences; System Integration; then click the box in Kernel Services ("do not use kernel cryptographic services").
This worked for me.

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#20 Post by puplix »

@ colintl
Thank you for your tip. I did as you told so it helps me to go 1 step further to a probably solution.

Perhaps now it mounts the volume. I'm not sure because at the same time while it mounts i got a new error message:
no such file or directory: nautilus
After clicking the OK button of the error message the error message disappears so now I can see the "mounted" volume in the truecrypt window. A dobble click at the highlighted volume in the truecrypt windows brings the above told error message again. I made a screenshot that shows you the situation.

Any further idea or suggestion?
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