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Date:      Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:39:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Kozubik <john@kozubik.com>
To:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   GELI Encrypted ZFS root/boot on a mirror: "Failed to read pad2 area of primary vdev"
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1909191932320.84301@kozubik.com>

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Friends,

I am using sysinstall from 12.0-RELEASE to create a ZFS root to boot from.

I have chosen to create a mirror, used the default GPT partition type, and 
enabled GELI encryption.  I set a passphrase for GELI.

sysinstall completed normally.

Upon booting, I see:


GELI Passphrase for disk0p3:

(entered via keyboard)

Calculating GELI Decryption Key for disk0p3: xxx iterations...
Calculating GELI Decryption Key for disk1p3: yyy iterations...
Failed to read pad2 area of primary vdev

Can't find /boot/loader


...


I have repeated this install *without* any GELI encryption and the system 
boots and operates as expected.

What am I seeing here ?


Thanks.



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