mounting encrypted linux partition on windows

[Robin Laing]

Damián Rodrí­guez Sánchez wrote:
> 
> 
> That's an interesting idea. Maybe not just character coding, but also 
> keyboard setup: I have a brazilian portuguese keyboard that's working 
> fine under Windows and Linux graphic mode, but quite possibly being used 
> as a standard US keyboard outside X, which is where I enter my password 
> before starting Fedora. I'll have a look at that, since I use some non 
> alphanumerical characters in my password.
> 
> Damian.
> 
> 
> 
> Robin Laing escreveu:
>> Damián Rodrí­guez Sánchez wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
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>>  > 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.
>>  >
>>
>> I wonder if your having an issue in character coding between Windows 
>> and Linux.  Try setting a second key that is basic for testing and see 
>> if it works.  You can delete it later.
>>
>> luksAddKey
>> luksRemoveKey or luksKillSlot
>>
>>
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>
> 
> That's an interesting idea. Maybe not just character coding, but also 
> keyboard setup: I have a brazilian portuguese keyboard that's working 
> fine under Windows and Linux graphic mode, but quite possibly being used 
> as a standard US keyboard outside X, which is where I enter my password 
> before starting Fedora. I'll have a look at that, since I use some non 
> alphanumerical characters in my password.
> 
> Damian.
> 
> 

Hope I pointed you in the right direction.  Let us know how it goes.


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Robin Laing