Hi, 2012/11/14 Mauro Santos <registo.mailling@gmail.com>:
(1) Why SD card? Because my laptop has a card reader and by using it I don't need to occupy a USB port, so when I'm at home I could insert the SD card and forget about it, then when I take the laptop out I don't carry the card with me or I remove it as soon as it isn't needed.
Nice idea. I have entire disk encrypted and I keep my /boot on usb stick (that I carry with me). With unencrypted /boot anyone can access and modify kernel image and initramfs (for example, to intercept passphrase). Boot with 'break=y' in kernel commandline, this will drop you to shell in initramfs. Check if you are able to access sd card. If not, try to add some modules to initramfs and try again. -- Krzysztof Warzecha