Bug#701823: installation-report: Encrypted LVM assisted install failed on Lenovo T430s
Raphaël Walther <raphael.walther@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi Gaudenz,
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:24:17PM +0100, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
>> Raphaël Walther <raphael.walther@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> > I reproduce the same issue on the same computer with the new
>> > motherboard. I tried to encrypt a partition and it failed again at the
>> > same step.
>>
>> Can you please post the logs of this attempt. Without any logs it's hard
>> to tell why it failed. The logs you previously posted really look like
>> it's a hardware issue. Maybe it was not the motherboard which is at
>> fault after all. If the logs still contain similar kernel errors like:
>
> Unfortunatly, an USB key failed with the logs on it. But when I looked
> at it, it was the same type of errors.
>
>> I suggest you also run a comprehensive harddisk test with some testing
>> tool like badblocks from a Live CD or from a testing CD provided by your
>> hardware vendor. Just to be sure that the hardware issue is indeed fixed.
>
> I did two tests which were all successful :
> badblocks -nvs /dev/sda -> no bad blocks
> smartctl -H /dev/sda -> PASSED
That seems indee weired.
>
> My guess is that SSD disk works properly. At least, it works as long as
> I don't try to encrypt it (I use the disk on a daily basis).
>
> What is the command the installer is using to shred the partion or the
> disk?
It uses a standalone C program. See
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=d-i/partman-crypto.git;a=tree;f=blockdev-wipe
There is a Makefile to just build this small utility. Maybe you can
reproduce the error by just calling "blockdev-wipe". But be warned this
will wipe your data ;-). The installer calls this with "blockdev-wipe -s
65536 $dev" in lib/crypto-base.sh.
Gaudenz
>
> Cheers,
> Raphaël
>
>
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