Kernel updates 6.8.5 and 6.8.6 fail to decrypt root with systemd-boot
Hi everyone, I'm using Tumbleweed with KDE Plasma 6 and full disk encryption with systemd-boot instead of Grub. This worked nicely until the last two kernel updates. Now, there is no password prompt during prompt for disk decryption with 6.8.5-1-default and 6.8.6-1-default. It still works with the older 6.8.4-rc1-default and previous, which are still available in the boot menu along with the btrfs snapshots (but it is not necessary to boot from am older snapshot). In general, I much like the systemd-boot approach for the single password prompt. With Grub, I need to enter the password twice. The boot messages are cluttered and messy, though, but I think this will improve over time. Any help or hint is appreciated. Thanks Daniel
On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 3:15 PM Daniel Mader via openSUSE Users
Hi everyone, I'm using Tumbleweed with KDE Plasma 6 and full disk encryption with systemd-boot instead of Grub. This worked nicely until the last two kernel updates. Now, there is no password prompt during prompt for disk decryption with 6.8.5-1-default and 6.8.6-1-default. It still works with the older 6.8.4-rc1-default and previous, which are still available in the boot menu along with the btrfs snapshots (but it is not necessary to boot from am older snapshot).
Could be https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222750
In general, I much like the systemd-boot approach for the single password prompt. With Grub, I need to enter the password twice.
That's wrong. grub forwards password to initrd which should use it to automatically unlock root.
The boot messages are cluttered and messy, though, but I think this will improve over time. Any help or hint is appreciated. Thanks Daniel
There is never an emergency shell. The boot process is just stuck. Thank you, though, for pointing out that also with Grub it should be possible to just enter the passwort once. Will give it a try if I can't get a solution with systemd-boot.
Latest updates to Tumbleweed 20240419 with kernel 6.8.7-1-default fixed it for me without further messing with the system, i.e. no need to remove anything or fix any config file. Thanks everyone for this fast problem solving!
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