Bug 27142 - UEFI Boot rescue fails if Windows partition is encrypted and password unknown
Summary: UEFI Boot rescue fails if Windows partition is encrypted and password unknown
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia tools maintainers
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Reported: 2020-08-20 04:59 CEST by Ben McMonagle
Modified: 2020-08-20 08:23 CEST (History)
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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


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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
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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
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