root mount failure in freebsd 9.2 encrypted disk!

[John-Mark Gurney]

h bagade wrote this message on Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 12:17 +0330:
> > > May be problem is somewhere else! The configure command works for the
> > > mentioned guide; but I still have problems with my own way and it doesn't
> > > ask for passphrase when it boots! :( I have checked flags and BOOT flag
> > is
> > > set. Differences between working encrypted disk and non-working based on
> > > "geli list" are:
> > > 1- RW-DETACH flag is set for the working one which is not in non-working
> > > 2- Mode option in providers part is r1w1e1 for working one and r0w0e0 for
> > > non-working
> >
> > I don't see how they would effect it...  Also, the last one just means
> > that you have the working one mounted (probably as your root) and the
> > non-working one not mounted...
> >
> > So is the non-working disk not mounting? or is it not even asking for
> > a passphrase to unlock the disk?  If you could get a log, or even a
> > photo of the failed boot, that would be helpful...
> >
> >
> The non-working encrypted disk doen't ask for passphrase!

Are you sure you're loading the geli module at boot? or have the geli
module compiled in the kernel on the non-working disk?

Make sure you have:
geom_eli_load="YES"

in /boot/loader.conf of the non-working disk...

> These were the problems I've encountered on gpt partitions(and don't know
> why!). After all, I have decided to back to mbr because have not found any
> particular reason to stay on gpt scheme and everything is OK with mbr
> scheme.
> 
> Thank you for your useful guides :)

With out actual information, I can't help anymore... Give me real output
from the system and I can try, but I don't have enough information
about your system to help anymore...

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