2.11.2010

truecrypt rescue disk on usb

http://forums.truecrypt.org/viewtopic.php?t=18882&postdays=0&postorder=asc

and to skip iso check use the /noisocheck or /n  switches on truecrypt or mount the ISO using a virtual cd driver


contents of first link:
Here is how:

1. Format your USB stick from Windows: FAT, Quick, Default Allocation Size.

2. Download Grub4DOS from: http://download.gna.org/grub4dos/
Choose latest version. Here is the one I got: http://download.gna.org/grub4dos/grub4dos-0.4.4-2009-06-20.zip

3. Download Grub Installer from: http://download.gna.org/grubutil/
Choose latest version. Here is the one I got: http://download.gna.org/grubutil/grubinst-1.1-bin-w32-2008-01-01.zip

4. Extract them on your hard disk. Run: grubinst_gui.exe

5. Click DISK. Choose your USB stick. Go 2 boxes down and click REFRESH. On the PART list, choose "WHOLE DISK (MBR)". Make sure everything else is unchecked below.

If it says something about --skip-mbr-test, type: "--skip-mbr-test" without quotes in EXTRA box.

Click INSTALL. DOS box should pop up and tell you it transfered MBR.

6. Copy: file "grldr" from your extracted files to your USB stick.

7. Create a text file in the root of your USB stick and name it: menu.lst

Put inside:

title TRUECRYPT RESCUE DISK
find --set-root /tc.iso
map --mem /tc.iso (hd32)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd32)
chainloader (hd32)

And save the file.

8. Copy TrueCrypt Rescue Disk (the iso you created during system encryption) to root of USB and rename it to: tc.iso

If you don't have the iso, go to TrueCrypt program: SYSTEM > CREATE RESCUE DISK... Follow hte prompts and copy that file to USB and rename it to tc.iso

That is all.