<quote who="Heinz Diehl"> > On 27.08.2009, Jacques-Olivier KAPPS wrote: > >> Now I can map the device with luksOpen, but the volume itself is >> unrecognized. > > Maybe the underlying filesystem got corrupted. > >> I certainly can open the device with luksOpen because I choosed the same >> password in the installation process, but my guess is that the ubuntu >> installer erased and replaced the luks headers of my partition by new >> ones, what do you think? > > That would explain the whole situation. When the partition gets prepared > via LUKS/dmcrypt, the filesystem is gone, and you'll have to format again. > >> Do you have any advice? > > Recreate the partition by using the latest backup. You have one, right? > > _______________________________________________ > dm-crypt mailing list > dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx > http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt > I do have partial backups, it's better than nothing! Okay my partition is just garbage now. So I am asking myself, is that possible to backup those critical headers/master key of my new formated partition? Regards, J.O. _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt
