TrueCrypt6.0 installed without any apparent problems on openSUSE 10.3
However, the first time that I mounted an encrypted volume, it gave the
following error message:

Your system uses an old version of the Linux kernel.

Due to a bug in the Linux kernel, your system may stop responding when
writing data to a TrueCrypt volume. This problem can be solved by upgrading
the kernel to version 2.6.24 or later.

My openSUSE is running on 2.6.22.18-0.2-default

Any thoughts or similar experiences?

Godzilla

Godzilla wrote:
> Due to a bug in the Linux kernel, your system may stop responding when
> writing data to a TrueCrypt volume. This problem can be solved by upgrading
> the kernel to version 2.6.24 or later.
>
> My openSUSE is running on 2.6.22.18-0.2-default
>
> Any thoughts or similar experiences?

A thought might be to, uh, update the kernel.

houghi
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houghi wrote:

> Godzilla wrote:
>> Due to a bug in the Linux kernel, your system may stop responding when
>> writing data to a TrueCrypt volume. This problem can be solved by
>> upgrading the kernel to version 2.6.24 or later.
>>
>> My openSUSE is running on 2.6.22.18-0.2-default
>>
>> Any thoughts or similar experiences?
>
> A thought might be to, uh, update the kernel.
>
> houghi

I ain't never updated the kernel except for the ones that were done by
zypper. Is the process simple enough for a big dumb lizard to handle?

Godzilla

Godzilla wrote:
> I ain't never updated the kernel except for the ones that were done by
> zypper. Is the process simple enough for a big dumb lizard to handle?

No idea. Never done it myself. :-D

houghi
--
The blue light suddenly flashed on my horrified face. What a disaster!
Oh, the humanity! I never thought it would happen to me. How terrifying
it is to see for yourself "*The Blue Screen of Death*".

Godzilla wrote:
> houghi wrote:
>
>> Godzilla wrote:
>>> Due to a bug in the Linux kernel, your system may stop responding when
>>> writing data to a TrueCrypt volume. This problem can be solved by
>>> upgrading the kernel to version 2.6.24 or later.
>>>
>>> My openSUSE is running on 2.6.22.18-0.2-default
>>>
>>> Any thoughts or similar experiences?
>> A thought might be to, uh, update the kernel.
>>
>> houghi
>
> I ain't never updated the kernel except for the ones that were done by
> zypper. Is the process simple enough for a big dumb lizard to handle?
>
> Godzilla

If you feel safer using zypper, there are more recent versions of the
kernel being maintained on the openSUSE Build Service. Keep in mind
these aren't official and I don't know how they do keeping up with the
security patches.


jc