Re: Grub2 plain dm-crypt support

[Andrei Borzenkov]

В Sat, 08 Nov 2014 20:48:55 +0000
John Lane <address@hidden> пишет:

> Hello, I am trying to establish whether Grub2 can open a plain-mode
> dm-crypt volume.
> 
> I have  |grub-install (GRUB) 2.02~beta2|
> 
> I can't find much information on the subject, the most recent I can see
> is a thread from a year ago
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-grub/2013-12/msg00004.html
> 
> What's the current situation - is it possible to boot using files stored
> on a plain dm-crypt volume?
> 

No, I do not think anything has changed since then.

> I'd appreciate any guidance to help me get this to work. I don't mind if
> it means building a git checkout.
> 

You could start with git branch mentioned above. 

> Also, I have looked for documentation on the crypt modules but cannot
> find any. I'd be grateful for a pointer towards any module
> documentation, as all I've been able to find is the main Grub user guide.
> 

Do you mean - modules implementing crypto routines? I'm afraid, the
only documentation is in sources.

> Many thanks in advance.
>