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Related Pages

• Kernel Build Notes
• initrd image
• Building initramfs images
• Observer kernel patch page
• HowTos.LinuxEncryption
• A page with the driver for the vt1211, the driver used for lm-sensors on the VIA SP13000 mainboard

Extra modules

• vt1211 sensors (above, but included with kernel source newer than 2.6.17)
• squashfs
• loop-aes

Build Process

Download and unpack the new kernel. Add the driver for the vt1211 sensor listed in the related links section. The Linux Encryption page describes how to build the loop-aes kernel modules. Make sure you turn on KEYSCRUB and PADLOCK when building the new loop-aes loop.ko module.

Make sure you have MTD drivers and the JFFS2 filesystem turned on if you are going to store keys on a flash drive

 Device Drivers
 -> Memory Technology Devices 
     <*> Memory Technology Device (MTD) support
         <*> Self-contained MTD device drivers 
         <*> MTD emulation using block device
 Filesystems 
 -> Miscellanious Filesystems 
    <*> Journalling Flash Filesystem v2