Bug 480922 - Neon Installation with Encryption fails to decrypt and boot
Summary: Neon Installation with Encryption fails to decrypt and boot
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: neon
Classification: KDE Neon
Component: Live/Install images (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR crash
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neon Bugs
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Reported: 2024-02-05 21:00 UTC by Paschalis
Modified: 2024-04-09 00:39 UTC (History)
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Description Paschalis 2024-02-05 21:00:48 UTC 
SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Neon from a liveUSB 
2. Choose to encrypt the disk
3. Once the installation is completed reboot as prompted
4. enter the right key when asked (in tinitiny letters)
5. Pass the grub menu by selecting Neon or by waiting
6. Wait and get a cryptsetup ERROR: maximum number of tries exceeded
7. Next is the BusyBox initramfs prompt.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Last known image without this problem is 20230914-1959.iso
What is strange is that the boot partition seems to get decrypted because the grub menu is initiated but then the root directory can't be decrypted/
Comment 1 metalllinux 2024-03-12 14:02:07 UTC 
SUMMARY 
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Replicated this exact same behaviour on my Dell XPS 13 9365 laptop.
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use the neon-user-20240307-0714.iso image.
2. Under "Partitions", choose "Erase disk"
3. Check "Encrypt system" and input your password.
4. Proceed to add user information and then complete the installation.
5. Reboot when prompted and observe the "maximum number of tries exceeded" message.
6. You will be placed into the BusyBox initramfs prompt.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Comment 2 Carlos De Maine 2024-04-05 10:49:51 UTC 
could you please try again, this was fixed three weeks ago.  would be very happy to have confirmation
Comment 3 Paschalis 2024-04-05 14:05:05 UTC 
I confirm. Issue resolved
Comment 4 metalllinux 2024-04-09 00:39:18 UTC 
Thank you kindly to yourself and your team Carlos and I can also confirm after following the same steps previously with the latest neon-user-20240404-0714 ISO, I can successfully log in after entering my passphrase.