Package: cryptsetup Version: 2:1.1.0-2.1 Severity: wishlist Hello,
I started encrypting my swap today. I followed /usr/share/doc/cryptsetup/README.Debian.gz but it didn't work. It hung at boot while creating the encrypted device and I had to ctrl-c. Talking to some people and reading some webpages, it seems to be caused by /dev/random not generating enough entropy. And, as suggested in the README, changing to /dev/urandom fixed the problem. I think this should be explained much better in the README: * say that it would hang (I didn't write the exact message but it may help) * maybe say that touching the mouse/keyboard may generate entropy, making it clear that it's an entropy problem? thanks, Brice -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.34-rc6=topinambour (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, lc_ctype=fr...@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages cryptsetup depends on: ii dmsetup 2:1.02.45-1 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.45-1 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use ii libpopt0 1.15-1 lib for parsing cmdline parameters ii libuuid1 2.16.2-0 Universally Unique ID library cryptsetup recommends no packages. Versions of packages cryptsetup suggests: ii dosfstools 3.0.9-1 utilities for making and checking ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.93.4 tools for generating an initramfs ii udev 151-3 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
