Re: Linux distro w/loop-aes

["Bradley Worley" <geekysuavo@xxxxxxxxx>]

hey everyone, great points all, but i have a quick question...

> Regarding kernels I would like to add that none of them has usbcore built-in which is
> definitely required to boot from USB memory. For standard distros it would make no
> sense to build this module into the kernel. That´s why installable modules will never do
> the job.

couldn't a package maintainer keep a fully modular kernel and load
usbcore from an initramfs? it seems like your usb drive would need
some sort of custom initrd/initramfs to mount the encrypted root
anyways, so what keeps an installer from laying down a copy of the
module onto the usb drive as well?

~ brad.

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