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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------=_Part_927278_1064948879.1784069507993 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer ------=_Part_927278_1064948879.1784069507993 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. 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?<= /div><div><br></div><div>Tried UEFI shell but although I can render a list = of devices, I don't seem to be able to mount them.<br><br><div id=3D"ymail_= android_signature"><a id=3D"ymail_android_signature_link" href=3D"https://m= ail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=3Dnativeplacement&c=3DUS_Acquisition_YMktg= _315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=3DAcquisition&af_sub2= =3DUS_YMktg&af_sub3=3D&af_sub4=3D100002039&af_sub5=3DC01_Email_= Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=3D0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_= android_url=3Dhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=3Dcom.yahoo.mob= ile.client.android.mail&listing=3Dsearch_organize_conquer">Yahoo Mail: = Search, Organize, Conquer</a></div></div> ------=_Part_927278_1064948879.1784069507993--