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New versions of various software
Hello,
I have been trying to install truecrypt for some time but everytime I think I have fixed a problem I run into new problems.
I am testing on an Ultra 2 with 2 x 2TB disks. It runs radiaor 4.2.19. I have tested some other version (.2.17 and 4.2.20 T19 and T23) but, like I said, while it fixes some problems it creates others.
I will first explain what I want.
I want to place sensitive data in a secure environment. Truecrypt works fine on some other Linux servers I have, so I wanted to use it on the Readynas.
I create a large truecrypt file and mount it from Linux (using ssh).
Advantage: If the system is stolen the data cannot be read
Disadvantage: I have to manually mount the truecrypt partition, but do not mind.
Note that mounting from Windows is NOT an option because he data has to be available for multiple PC's concurrently.
On a standard Debian Linux server I just download truecrypt 7.1 and away we go.
On radiator 4.2.19 I found that fuselib2 is an OLD version (2.5.3-4.4) which is NOT supported by truecrypt (requires >= 2.6).
I also found that the encfs (as suggested by chirpa) version downloaded by apt-get is also an OLD version (1.2.5-1-1+b2). Current verson is 1.7.4. This new version also requires FUSE 2.6. See http://www.arg0.net/encfs
dmsetup also turned out to be an old version.
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can get my brandnew Ultra 2 to run reasonably recent versions of software?
Thanks
I have been trying to install truecrypt for some time but everytime I think I have fixed a problem I run into new problems.
I am testing on an Ultra 2 with 2 x 2TB disks. It runs radiaor 4.2.19. I have tested some other version (.2.17 and 4.2.20 T19 and T23) but, like I said, while it fixes some problems it creates others.
I will first explain what I want.
I want to place sensitive data in a secure environment. Truecrypt works fine on some other Linux servers I have, so I wanted to use it on the Readynas.
I create a large truecrypt file and mount it from Linux (using ssh).
Advantage: If the system is stolen the data cannot be read
Disadvantage: I have to manually mount the truecrypt partition, but do not mind.
Note that mounting from Windows is NOT an option because he data has to be available for multiple PC's concurrently.
On a standard Debian Linux server I just download truecrypt 7.1 and away we go.
On radiator 4.2.19 I found that fuselib2 is an OLD version (2.5.3-4.4) which is NOT supported by truecrypt (requires >= 2.6).
I also found that the encfs (as suggested by chirpa) version downloaded by apt-get is also an OLD version (1.2.5-1-1+b2). Current verson is 1.7.4. This new version also requires FUSE 2.6. See http://www.arg0.net/encfs
dmsetup also turned out to be an old version.
Does anyone have any suggestions how I can get my brandnew Ultra 2 to run reasonably recent versions of software?
Thanks
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- Good luck! Those on this forum who say they have TrueCrypt working on their ReadyNAS boxes are not forthcoming when it comes to spilling the beans on the details!
- The easiest path to get TrueCrypt up and running imo would be to rebuild the needed packages from source - which I believe is what those who have it running did. Shouldn't be too hard to do but it is a time consuming process after which most people don't ever want to look back and write about it I guess ;) And no, I don't have TrueCrypt or EncFS installed/running, so I really can't help here except for giving general tips as to how it could work.
-Stefan - My main point is that I am not very happy to find that my brand new Ultra 2 is running software that is up to 5 years old.
Why can't Netgear install reasonably new versions of the software?
The kernel IS recent, so it is not that all the software is old. - Well updating one thing can break another. So for things that don't need to be updated or where an update causes problems they often keep on old versions.
mdgm wrote: Well updating one thing can break another. So for things that don't need to be updated or where an update causes problems they often keep on old versions.
There is a difference between keeping an old version because of problems, and being two major Debian releases behind. Radiator 4.2.19 is based on etch.
Debian support for its successor (!), lenny, expires in feb 2012.
By upgrading some bits, but not others, Radiator is a bit of everything. Isn't it time Readynas upgraded to squeeze? It has been available for nearly 12 months. It would make life a hell of a lot easier for anyone who wanted to add software to a Readynas.
And BTW this is not to add some trivial bit of software. I would be very happy if Netgear would support encrypted disks using the standard Linux disk encryption tools that are available in the standard Debian installation scripts. I would much rather not have to figure this stuff out myself.- The new ARM products (Duo v2 and NV+ v2) use Debian Squeeze.
I agree they should move on from Debian Etch and I know they want to from taking a look at chirpa's comment here: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=332047#p332047
Stability is important. If they are going to move to a new distribution they need a smooth upgrade path for existing users. Maintaining two versions of the firmware for x86, one on Etch and the other on squeeze is not the way to go.
So for now, they continue to backport to get things to run on Etch.
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