Re: newbie has some questions

[Dexter Filmore <Dexter.Filmore@gmx.de>]

> 
> There is older-friendly HOWTO , which would aid for 2.2 kernels !
> I also checked in CVS repository , it has the older-friendly HOWTO!

This one?
http://encryptionhowto.sourceforge.net/Encryption-HOWTO.html

> 
>    I m not sure whether there is HOWTO for 2.4 kernels , i had read in one
>    of
> the mail saying that he had written a HOWTO for 2.4 kernels , anyway check
> out the archive !
> 
> BTW , r u the famous Dexter personality that comes in cartoon network :) ?

Nope, tho I'm similarly prone to desaster. Check google. :)

> 
> RoadMap for ur. Goal :
> ---------------------
> * Get a vanilla kernel of latest stable/unstable version which u opt. for.
>    + Check out whether there is international patch available for the
>       kernel version u r downloading(this should be done b4 downloading the
>       vanilla kernel :)
> 
> * Get the international patch which is appr. for ur. kernel version
> 
> * Untar the kernel
> 
> * Apply the international kernel patch
> 
> * Get the latest version of loop-AES tar ball
>    + Check out loop-hvr it also supports AES ciphers
> 
> * Check out the documentation that comes with loop-AES for futher info.
>    + bcoz the way of building the kernel is different for loop-AES and
>       loop-hvr.
> 
> * RoadMap ends here . Happy Hacking !
> 
> Guys check out , that i m not missing anything !
> 

util-linux needs to be patched, too?

Thanks so far,

Dex
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