TrueCrypt 4.3 on FC6 : Build from Zero
April 24, 2007
This was modified for the instructions given for 4.2 from the (German) blog at http://fedorawiki.de/index.php/Truecrypt
Set up yum
# yum install yum-utils
# yum install rpm-build redhat-rpm-config unifdef
# yum install rpm-build redhat-rpm-config unifdef
Install Kernel Sources
This install the sources from the rpm downloaded into the current directory. The rpm can be discarded afterwards.
# yumdownloader –source kernel –enablerepo core-source –enablerepo updates-source
# mkdir /usr/src/redhat # due to packaging problem, I guess
# rpm -ivh kernel-$(uname -r).src.rpm
# mkdir /usr/src/redhat # due to packaging problem, I guess
# rpm -ivh kernel-$(uname -r).src.rpm
# cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
# rpmbuild -bp –target $(uname -m) kernel-2.6.spec
# rpmbuild -bp –target $(uname -m) kernel-2.6.spec
Copy dm.h into the right place
# cp /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.19/linux-2.6.19.$(uname -p)/drivers/md/dm.h /usr/src/kernels/$(uname -r)-$(uname -m)/drivers/md/
Get and unpack truecrypt sources
Get truecrypt source.
# tar -xfz truecrypt-4.3-source-code.tar.gz -C /tmp
Now, the kernel version is taken care of automatically – no need for a patch file.
Build truecrypt for real
(this is now painless)
# cd Linux
# ./build.sh
# ./build.sh
Install truecrypt module
# su – # to get /sbin/modprobe into path
# ./install.sh
# ./install.sh
(just accept the defaults – but consider allowing regular users to use truecrypt)
Load truecrypt module
# /sbin/modprobe truecrypt
# /sbin/lsmod |grep truecrypt
truecrypt 163588 0
dm_mod 63449 3 truecrypt,dm_mirror,dm_multipath
# /sbin/lsmod |grep truecrypt
truecrypt 163588 0
dm_mod 63449 3 truecrypt,dm_mirror,dm_multipath