Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:03:02 +0000 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installer asks for password and crashes downloading packages Message-ID: <89c0236a-1ff3-418b-9df6-c40edb08c612@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <c63cde6a-1510-418e-985e-0817a7c47a79@gmail.com> References: <d0155264-25d5-4b89-882d-843fae24db88@gmail.com> <c63cde6a-1510-418e-985e-0817a7c47a79@gmail.com>
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On 10/01/2025 19:19, tzsz wrote:
> … I rebooted the machine but now I was asked to put in the password I
> setup in the first (unsuccessful) installation attempt. Only after
> that I was able to boot from usb again and launch the installer
> another time .…
That's normal.
If the partly unsuccessful installation did successfully apply
encryption, then the loader (on a USB memory stick or wherever) will
detect the encryption.
The prompt for a password is proper.
If you think of the partition as locked: the loader can not tell whether
what's in the partition is good or bad.
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/01/2025 19:19, tzsz wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:c63cde6a-1510-418e-985e-0817a7c47a79@gmail.com">… I
rebooted the machine but now I was asked to put in the password I
setup
in the first (unsuccessful) installation attempt. Only after that
I was able to boot from usb again and launch the installer another
time .…</blockquote>
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<p>That's normal. <br>
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<p>If the partly unsuccessful installation did successfully apply
encryption, then the loader (on a USB memory stick or wherever)
will detect the encryption. <br>
</p>
<p>The prompt for a password is proper.</p>
<p>If you think of the partition as locked: the loader can not tell
whether what's in the partition is good or bad. <br>
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