mounting encrypted linux partition on windows

[Damián Rodrí­guez Sánchez]

Thank you, but that's exactly what I had done
and it kept saying my key was incorrect.

I'll have a better look at my Luks configurations.



Robin Laing escreveu:
> Damián Rodrí­guez Sánchez wrote:
>>
>> I recently decided to encrypt the / Linux partition (ext3) on my
>> dual boot PC (Windows Vista - Fedora 10).
>>
>> I used to mount it with "Ext2 Installable File System for Windows"
>> (http://www.fs-driver.org) when using Windows, but now that the
>> partition is encrypted, its contents (obviously) appear unreadable
>> and I'm offered to format it.
>>
>> I was told that software like FreeOTFE and TrueCrypt should let me
>> mount the encrypted partition under Windows if I have the ext3 driver,
>> but it didn't work for me. Will I necessarily have to create a new
>> encrypted volume with one of those programs and then reinstall Fedora
>> (or Windows) in it instead of simply mounting the existing encrypted
>> partition?
>>
> 
> I have this bookmarked but I have not tried it as I do not have any 
> windows computers to try it with.  It was a "Just in case".
> 
> Mounting LUKS / dm-crypt Partitions in Microsoft Windows
> http://blog.yibble.org/2009/01/29/mounting-luks-dm-crypt-partitions-in-microsoft-windows/ 
> 
> 
> Full procedure to use Ext2fsd and FreeOTFE.
>