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Note that simply unmounting the device will not automatically lock the secure volume. To lock

the device you will have to either unmount and physically remove (unplug) it, or else run:

ironkey --lock

Please note the following important details for using your IronKey on Linux:

1. Kernel Version must be 2.6 or higher

If you compile your own kernel, you must include the following in it:

» DeviceDrivers->SCSIDeviceSupport-><*>SCSICDROMSupport

» DeviceDrivers-><*> Support for Host-side USB

» DeviceDrivers-><*> USB device lesystem

» DeviceDrivers-><*> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support

» DeviceDrivers-><*> UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support

» DeviceDrivers-><*> USB Mass Storage Support

The kernels that are included by default in most major distributions already have these features,

so if you are using the default kernel that comes with a supported distribution you do not need

to take any other action.

Also, on 64-bit linux systems the 32-bit libraries will have to be installed in order to run the

ironkey program.

2. Mounting problems

Make sure you have permissions to mount external SCSI & USB devices

» Some distributions do not mount automatically and require the following command to

be run:

mount /dev/<name of the device> /media/<name of the mounted

device>

» The name of the mounted device varies depending on the distribution. The names of

the IronKey devices can be discovered by running:

ironkey --show

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You must have permissions to mount external/usb/ash devices

» You must have permissions to run executables off the IronKey CD-ROM in order to

launch the IronKey Unlocker

» You may need root user permissions

4. Supported distributions

Not all distributions of Linux are supported. Please visit https://support.ironkey.com/linux for the

latest list of supported distributions.

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See https://support.ironkey.com/linux for more information.

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