partitioner crashes with random encryption key.

[Josef Wolf]

Binary package hint: partman-md

The following is perfectly reproducable when installing gutsy.

In the partitioner, I select a partition for "physical volume for encryption" and choose "random key" as encryption key (since this is aimed to be a swap partition). Then I go "configure encrypted volumes". After confirmation, the partitioner crashes (screen gets scrambled). After activating the shell on the second console, I can see that /lib/partman/init.d/35dump hangs.

[Josef Wolf (jw-raven)]

Here is /var/log/partman (The form to create new bugs did not offer an option to add attachments).

I will provide /var/log/syslog in the next comment, since this form don't let me aadd two attachments.

[Josef Wolf (jw-raven)]

The problem still exists in 8.04rc.

Please, can somebody give me some hints how to track down this problem?

[Sebastian Hasait (shasait)]

I tried the same thing and it returns to the main-menu. In the ALT+F4-Log: debian-install (PID XXXX) exited. Scheduling it for restart.
And when I restart the partitioner again it hangs at 31md-devices; but if I do not use any md-devices it hangs on 35dump, too.

I will try now without encrypted swap and only encrypt home.

[Josef Wolf (jw-raven)]

Thanks for conforming the problem, Concentus.

Can you please explain what you mean with "not use any md-devices"? AFAIK, crypted partitions always use md-devices.

BTW: AFAICS, the problem is related to the type of the encryption key and not to the partition type. When I use swap with a passphrase instead of a random key, the install works fine. So, as a workaround, I install following script in /etc/rcS.d:

[code]
#! /bin/sh

cd /etc

if [ -e crypttab ] ; then
    sed -e 's! none luks,swap! /dev/random swap!' <crypttab >crypttab.new

    if diff crypttab crypttab.new; then true; else
        ln crypttab crypttab.orig
        mv crypttab.new crypttab
        update-initramfs -u ALL
    fi
fi

rm $0
sync
[/code]

With this, I have to choose/type a key for the swap when installing, but when the install is finished, it is switched to a random key.

[hvoss (hvoss)]

Same problem here with kubuntu-kde4-8.04-alternate-i386.iso (in VirtualBox 1.5.6 and in "real" hardware (Dell Latitude D610)). I can't create a random-key-encrypted swap partition during installation.

[hvoss (hvoss)]

Same problem here with kubuntu-kde4-8.04-alternate-i386.iso (in VirtualBox 1.5.6 and in "real" hardware (Dell Latitude D610)). I can't create a random-key-encrypted swap partition during installation, the partitioner reproducible stops at 47 %

[Patje (patrick-coeman)]

Here the same problem with the alternate 8.04 64bit version

After starting the encryption we see the progress bar going to 42% and thats it...

/lib/partman/init.d/31md-devices is the last running proces in the list. Killing the PID corrupt the install screen.

Encrypting with a password phrase works fine.

[Pau Oliva (poliva)]

Same probelm here using ubuntu 8.04 alternate CD x86 32 bits.
Choosed random key for swap and partitioner hang at 47%.

[Till Ulen (tillulen)]

I think this is not related to partman-md. It's more likely to be related to partman-crypto, partman-crypto-dm and debian-installer. I'll leave the bug as New in partman-md because I'm not sure what partman-md really does.

[Jim Wyatt (jimwyatt)]

Bump