Filevault doesn't work systemwide. Returns -25300

Filevault
Problem
FileVault process interrupted. Doesn't work anymore systemwide. Returns in console in up-to-date OSX 10.4.8
loginwindow[5924]: SecFileVaultCreate returned -25300
Description
I can't activate FileVault anymore from any account.
I ran FileVault once with the Erase secure option on my admin account. It took more than 5 hours for a 20 GB home folder starting at 10 p.m.
So around 4 a.m. I decided to cancel the process, when, I think, it was secure erasing.
Everything worked fine after breaking it. I only found two folders in the Users folder, which pointed to the one I was securing (I don't remember their names).
I took my MBP to the technical assistance for display replacement and told a technician about this, who promptly erase them.
Since then I don't get FileVault to work again, the encryption being stopped by an error message with the console counterpart above mentioned.
Also I get two Desktop icons on the left column when I save or open a file from any application except in (main) Finder. Similar doppelgänger happens also when right-clicking on some objects, returning doubled apps.
The only major changes since erasing those files were making archive and install (with no results) and HD defrag with iDefrag (on-line defrag without unmounting it).
Apple assistance, etc.
A propos, I phoned the Apple Care assistance from Milan and after one hour and € 40 cel phone, they couldn't help either.
(And I don't want to know about the guy that erased those files and replace the display...and the battery without notice, changing it for a defective one).
Any ideas?
Should I take a look at hidden image files to delete?
MBP Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)
MBP Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I got the following message as per the situation described on this thread
An error occurred.
An error occurred during encryption (Could not create FileVault disk image). FileVault will be turned off for this home folder and the home folder will not be encrypted.
system.log specified SecFileVaultCreate returned -25300.
On Apple's Technical Note TN2029 (http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn2029.html) it says
The error -25300 was being returned from high level Keychain calls when no keychains existed. Now, a user interface is presented to create a keychain instead (r. 2701995).
After turning FileVault off, I've deleted the FileVault Master Password Key (private key) and FileVault Recovery Key (certificate) along with the FileVault Keychain from the Keychain app.
But the files still exist under /Library/Keychains and someway FileVault recalls them for turning itself on again.
You got to trash them and type an admin password when requested to perform the task.
Otherwise you can open the Terminal and do
cd /Library/Keychains
sudo rm FileVaultMaster.keychain
[type the admin password when requested]
rm FileVaultMaster.cer
If you've set a password hint for the master password, you can delete it by entering in the Terminal
sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow MasterPasswordHint
This also requires an administrator password.
After that, you can reset the Master Password and try to turn FileVault on again in a new test account ad hoc.

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