Because cryptoloop driver is configured as a module, do this before losetup. /sbin/modprobe cryptoloop Or use cryptsetup instead. On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 10:11:40 +0100 (BST) Fred Nussbaum <list_subscriptor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > does anyone know what is wrong with this: > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dummy.img bs=1024K count=10 > losetup -e blowfish /dev/loop0 /dummy.img > > with password: FFFFFF (or any other password)? > > All I get is: 'ioctl: LOOP_SET_STATUS: Invalid > argument'