jbrice
December 15th, 2008, 08:25 PM
I need to restore a Hardy installation that I have backed up as a backup.tar.bz2 file. Making it a little more complicated is the fact that it is on a laptop using an encrypted file system of the type created by the "Alternate Install" CD.
So far I have:
- re-installed Hardy from the "Alternate" CD using the encrypted file system option, and the same password and parameters as the original install,
- un-tarred the backup over the new installation, including /boot folder.
On re-booting, it stalls at the point where it should ask for the encryption password. Running the recovery boot shows that the boot process looks for a specific UUID and doesn't find it - presumably it's looking for the original UUID but not finding it as there is now a new encrypted partition with a different UUID.
So, how to fix this? Is there somewhere in the boot partition that holds the UUID? If so, where?
Or is there a better procedure for restoring an encrypted installation?
TIA
PS - I needed to restore a complete backup to reinstate V8.04 after updating an Inspiron 1525 laptop to V8.10. I made the mistake of believing that it was ready for use. I was wrong as there were insurmountable problems with webcam video and sound level from microphones, etc.
So far I have:
- re-installed Hardy from the "Alternate" CD using the encrypted file system option, and the same password and parameters as the original install,
- un-tarred the backup over the new installation, including /boot folder.
On re-booting, it stalls at the point where it should ask for the encryption password. Running the recovery boot shows that the boot process looks for a specific UUID and doesn't find it - presumably it's looking for the original UUID but not finding it as there is now a new encrypted partition with a different UUID.
So, how to fix this? Is there somewhere in the boot partition that holds the UUID? If so, where?
Or is there a better procedure for restoring an encrypted installation?
TIA
PS - I needed to restore a complete backup to reinstate V8.04 after updating an Inspiron 1525 laptop to V8.10. I made the mistake of believing that it was ready for use. I was wrong as there were insurmountable problems with webcam video and sound level from microphones, etc.