Blocked out from reinstalling by system konsole GELI passphrase request

John Gaskill <[email protected]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:51:47 +0000 (UTC)
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After getting 15.1 installed on my new system, a closer inspection revealed=
 it did not go down as I thought I had specified, so I wiped out the old in=
stall and reinstalled with more of what I wanted.
All new AMD/ASUS system with lots of ram, good CPU and SSDs.=C2=A0 Followed=
 instructions through the install menus and set up a ZFSRAID1 file system.
I probably should not have opted for GELI encryption, but did, kept accurat=
e record of input and successful passphrases, etc. and finished installatio=
n.
When attempting to reboot into FreeBSD afterwards, the following screen app=
eared and entering the strong passphrase correctly does not allow me to pas=
s and get further.
I would like to use "gpart destroy -F" to clear the three SSDs of the ZFS s=
ystems and FreeBSD installation and reinstall it without the encryption and=
 other hardening options I selected last time around.
Not much out there on this subject from what I can find.
Suggestions please on getting past this screen?
Tried UEFI shell but although I can render a list of devices, I don't seem =
to be able to mount them.

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After getting 15.1 installed on my new system, a closer inspection revealed=
 it did not go down as I thought I had specified, so I wiped out the old in=
stall and reinstalled with more of what I wanted.<div><br></div><div>All ne=
w AMD/ASUS system with lots of ram, good CPU and SSDs.&nbsp; Followed instr=
uctions through the install menus and set up a ZFSRAID1 file system.</div><=
div><br></div><div>I probably should not have opted for GELI encryption, bu=
t did, kept accurate record of input and successful passphrases, etc. and f=
inished installation.</div><div><br></div><div>When attempting to reboot in=
to FreeBSD afterwards, the following screen appeared and entering the stron=
g passphrase correctly does not allow me to pass and get further.</div><div=
><br></div><div>I would like to use "gpart destroy -F" to clear the three S=
SDs of the ZFS systems and FreeBSD installation and reinstall it without th=
e encryption and other hardening options I selected last time around.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>Not much out there on this subject from what I can find=
.</div><div><br></div><div>Suggestions please on getting past this screen?<=
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