--- rc.sysinit.orig	2009-06-10 02:37:07.000000000 +0200
+++ rc.sysinit	2009-06-11 01:34:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -193,6 +193,17 @@
 				else
 					echo "$cpass" | $CS $copts create $cname $csrc >/dev/null
 				fi
+			elif [ `echo $cpass | grep "^/dev.*:.*:"` ]; then
+				ckdev=${cpass%%:*}
+				ckoffset=${cpass#*:}
+				cksize=${ckoffset#*:}
+				ckoffset=${ckoffset%:*}
+				/bin/dd if=$ckdev of=/dev/shm/ckeyfile bs=1 skip=$ckoffset count=$cksize 2>/dev/null
+				if $CS isLuks $csrc 2>/dev/null; then
+					$CS -d /dev/shm/ckeyfile $copts luksOpen $csrc $cname >/dev/null
+				else
+					$CS -d /dev/shm/ckeyfile $copts create $cname $csrc >/dev/null
+				fi
 			else
 				if $CS isLuks $csrc 2>/dev/null; then
 					$CS -d $cpass $copts luksOpen $csrc $cname >/dev/null