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Old 09-03-2009, 10:47 PM   #1
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Obtained an interesting little encrypted flash drive....


Hi all,

I managed to get my grubby hands on an MXP flash drive with EKOS installed (encryptakey.com, if anyone wants to see exactly what it is). I really don't like the fedora thing installed on there and want to use a DSL, SLAX or SUSE distro (haven't decided which yet, personal favourite is SUSE ), but I I can't do jack unless I can mount that encrypted partition. I think I have figured a way around it, but I need help in knowing where to put this script:

Code:
echo "Swipe finger please"
mount -a 
while [ $? != 0]
do
  sleep 5
  mount -a
done
echo "Continuing boot"
This allows me to put the partition in fstab and (assumingly) mount it after I swipe my finger on the reader and the cryptochip unblocks the device. Where would I put this script to make it run during boot? Could I replace the normal mount operations with something like this?

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Old 10-01-2009, 03:32 PM   #2
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Can you please mark this thread as SOLVED? Thanks.
 
Old 11-09-2009, 04:15 PM   #3
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Can you please mark this thread as SOLVED? Thanks.
Why? -- I don't see any solution.
 
Old 11-09-2009, 07:32 PM   #4
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Ah, you are right . I glanced over the text (Started to read earch paragraph I think) and thought he just posted his solution. My mistake. Now I see he had some questions, but they are so nicely glued to the rest of the paragraph I guess I just ignored the rest.
 
Old 11-09-2009, 11:10 PM   #5
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For those of us not familiar with the drive in question, could you please explain this encryption and "fedora thing" in more detail (or provide a direct link)? Is this a bootable stick? Are you saying you are trying to put the script in the boot sequence of the new distro you want to install, or that you're trying to mount the encrypted partition so you can change the distro used, or what?

In other words, I don't quite follow the question.
 
  


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