Bug 27142

Summary:	UEFI Boot rescue fails if Windows partition is encrypted and password unknown
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Ben McMonagle <westel>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Mageia tools maintainers <mageiatools>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	fri
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description Ben McMonagle 2020-08-20 04:59:21 CEST

Description of problem: attempting to re-install bootloader from Classical Installer USB key rescue failed when Windows partition has been encrypted and has an unknown decryption password. the re-install wizard requests the password.
to re-install the bootloader required a upgrade install and re-install bootloader from the final configuration screen.

hardware  has eMMCblk device


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible: every time


Steps to Reproduce:
1.system requires a WinX system with encrypted partition(s) and also Mageia system installed
2.attempt to re-install bootloader via rescue from Classical Installer medium
3.

Ben McMonagle 2020-08-20 05:58:22 CEST

Summary: Boot rescue fails if Windows partition is encrypted and password unknown => UEFI Boot rescue fails if Windows partition is encrypted and password unknown

Comment 1 Morgan Leijström 2020-08-20 08:23:22 CEST

Copying from ben in qa-discuss ml:

> it should exclude system partitions that it cannot make a determination on.

> The graphical installer does not have the issue - it  does not
> request the decrypt passphrase.

Assignee: bugsquad => mageiatools
CC: (none) => fri