Hello,

/ wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Just installed Slackware 12, all great except for truecrypt.
>
> I've downloaded this package and installed it with pkgtools:
> [...] truecrypt-4.3a_2.6.21.3_smp-i486-1.tgz

Well i don't use truecrypt, but the packagename suggests that it was build
against Kernel 2.6.21.3, Slackware 12 has 2.6.21.5 as default

> When I type
> truecrypt /volumename /mountpoint
>
> it says
>
> FATAL: Module truecrypt not found.
> Failed to load TrueCrypt kernel module
>
> Device-mapper is installed, what else am I missing?

It looks for the kernel-module in /lib/modules/$(uname -r) but it is most
likely located in /lib/modules/2.6.21.3.

Best would be to grab the buildscripts of that package, and rebuild it on
your machine, then you can simply upgradepkg your new package and it should
work.

Or you could just try to copy the module over to the right directory, but
that may not work as expected, because it was compiled for another Kernel.

> Thanks a lot!

HTH

Michael Stenzel schreef:
> Hello,
>
> / wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Just installed Slackware 12, all great except for truecrypt.
>>
>> I've downloaded this package and installed it with pkgtools:
>> [...] truecrypt-4.3a_2.6.21.3_smp-i486-1.tgz
>
> Well i don't use truecrypt, but the packagename suggests that it was build
> against Kernel 2.6.21.3, Slackware 12 has 2.6.21.5 as default
>
>> When I type
>> truecrypt /volumename /mountpoint
>>
>> it says
>>
>> FATAL: Module truecrypt not found.
>> Failed to load TrueCrypt kernel module
>>
>> Device-mapper is installed, what else am I missing?
>
> It looks for the kernel-module in /lib/modules/$(uname -r) but it is most
> likely located in /lib/modules/2.6.21.3.
>
> Best would be to grab the buildscripts of that package, and rebuild it on
> your machine, then you can simply upgradepkg your new package and it should
> work.
>
> Or you could just try to copy the module over to the right directory, but
> that may not work as expected, because it was compiled for another Kernel.
>
>> Thanks a lot!
>
> HTH

As a matter of coincidence, I rebuilt my truecrypt package today, see
http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slac...rypt/pkg/12.0/

Cheers, Eric