Marc Chamberlin wrote:
I just installed and tried to run Realcrypt under OpenSuSE 12.3 x64 and ran into a hiccup. When I tried to mount an encrypted volume I got the following error -
"Failed to set up a loop device"
Searching around the internet I found what may be a partial solution and that was to execute the following command -
modprobe loop
Yep, load the "loop" module.
and indeed that seems to have gotten Realcrypt working for me. Not that I have any idea what I am doing, I am NOT an expert on the Linux kernel by any means.. So my questions are these -
Did this make a permanent change to my system and if so good or bad?
'modprobe' causes no permanent change.
My internet searching found references to making a change in a file called rc.conf but I cannot find this particular file. Where should I look for it?
I'm not sure if you need it, but 'find' will help you find it: find / -name rc.conf
If this loop kernel module is required by Realcrypt, why didn't YaST load if for me when I selected Realcrypt for installation? Seems like I shouldn't have to go and hunt this solution down like this.
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