The linux IronKey executable is 32 bit, so you can’t unlock the
IronKey on 64 bit linux. The traditional fix is to install
ia32-libs:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
This no longer works. The internet tells us that this meta-package was removed so that you don’t install a bunch of garbage, and you should just install the specific packages needed for your app.
Unfortunately there’s no way to tell what packages are required. The
internet says you should just run ldd filename. This produces an
error on the ironkey executable.
After some trial and error, I found out you need the 32-bit gcc libraries:
sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1
After this, I was able to mount my IronKey.
I don’t think that I needed to add the i386 architecture for this command to work, but I’m not about to re-install my OS to test that. So if the above command doesn’t find a package, perhaps you should try adding the i386 archtecture and updating apt.
Hope this helps another poor soul out there,
Grant