[Bug 1424789] Re: Clean Install with encrypted LVM fails to boot with splash - recovery works

[turtlepurple]

The Software install -problem wasnt irrelevant - see
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-
installer/+bug/1417918,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pkgsel/+bug/1065349)

The system is bootable in recovery mode and can be fixed with a simple
"sudo apt-get install lubuntu-dekstop" (after adding the repositories to
/etc/apt/sources..list - it only contains the CD after the failing
install)

Other way is to use "Install" ( Or "Expert install" - thats in
unetbootin-menu) This will lead to another bug when installing MBR if
you're using a pendrive (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
/debian-installer/+bug/1426219)

And as the Desktop-CD (14.04.2) is still failing on encrypted LVM -
Installation (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1241833) the
alternate CD is still the best way to go.

Encrypted LVM does work with the "Install"-method + MBR-workaround
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-
installer/+bug/1424789)

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Title:
  Encrypted LVM fails to install (Lubuntu-alternate-14.04)

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I installed Lubuntu 14.04.1 (32bit) with alternate Installer and used
  the encrypted LVM setup option. The system wont boot - after a minute
  waiting i see busybox initramfs.

  in the initramfs i CAN open sda5 with cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda5
  sda5_crypt

  lvm -vgscan then DOES see my encrypted Logical Volumes (root and swap)

  The system also does boot to tty1 when i use (recovery mode). actually
  i tried changing all the bootparametes (that differ in normal and
  recovery mode) live in grub and it only fails when I have the splash
  option active.

  So i guess the initramfs is not missing any modules it just tries to
  boot before asking me for a password.

  And I dont know what to do after opening my encrypted LV to retry a
  normal boot from that point on. exiting initramfs gives errors.
  mounting /dev/mapper/sda5_crypt to /root (or /) doesnt seem to be
  right, too.

  (actually tried lubuntu 14.04.1-alternate 64, 14.04-alternate 32 and
  14.04.1-desktop 64 alrdy - (some of them had problems during
  "installation of software" but i think this is irrelevant) - was the
  same upon booting)

  The install works for Ubuntu 14.04.1 - it will graphically ask me to
  enter the password. Is this lightdm? whats missing here in lubuntu?

  Also asked a question at ask-ubuntu:
  http://askubuntu.com/questions/584663/how-to-arrange-initramfs-
  lubuntu-14-04-1-encrypted-lvm-boots-in-recovery-mode

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