[SOLVED] Can't boot from LUKS - No key available with this passphrase

The problem
Latest kbd package responsible for your keyboard layout may break some LUKS installs depending on the password used, as there are some keymaps which are broken, resulting in the user not being able to enter the password correctly.
Relevant bug report: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/36689
The fix
Find an old live image with the old kbd package (I had success with 2012.11.01)
Boot the image
Change to your preferred keymap using
loadkeys
Open your encrypted device with
cryptsetup luksOpen /path/to/device devicename
Mount the device and any other relevant mount points (such as /boot) and perform a chroot with
arch-chroot
Revert the kbd package. The latest working version is 1.15.5-4. If you didn't clean your cache, you should have a working version under
/var/cache/pacman/pkg
If not, either try finding the package manually, or build it using ABS.
Once the package is installed, confirm the keymap works by running loadkeys again and entering any keys that may have been problematic.
While still under chroot, rebuild the initramfs with
mkinitcpio -p linux
If this goes without any problems, you should be able to reboot to a working system.
Ever since I updated my system about a week ago, I cannot boot it anymore.
The root filesystem encrypted and since the update, I can't unlock it on boot anymore. Typing in my passphrase, I get the error No key available with this passphrase.
One thing that comes to mind is that the passphrase contains non-standard characters (Š for example), and I'm not sure if that's what might be causing problems?
Any ideas or tips on how can I debug this?
Another thing I've noticed is that if I drop into a recovery shell, the special characters on my keyboard aren't properly mapped. Š will print out C and it's hexdump seems invalid.
Edit:
Just noticed this thread: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=148562
Will try to unlock it from a live distro. It doesn't seem to want to unlock with Arch live as the keymap seems wrong there as well.
Last edited by Mr. Pjer (2013-09-07 00:19:27)

Here's the list. The update was done on 31/8.
[2013-08-31 18:14] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2013-08-31 18:14] [PACMAN] synchronizing package lists
[2013-08-31 18:14] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] removed python2-distribute (0.6.45-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] removed python-distribute (0.6.45-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Appending keys from archlinux.gpg...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] gpg: 3 marginal(s) needed, 1 complete(s) needed, PGP trust model
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] gpg: depth: 0 valid: 1 signed: 5 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 1u
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] gpg: depth: 1 valid: 5 signed: 65 trust: 0-, 0q, 0n, 5m, 0f, 0u
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] gpg: depth: 2 valid: 65 signed: 3 trust: 65-, 0q, 0n, 0m, 0f, 0u
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] gpg: next trustdb check due at 2014-01-22
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Locally signing trusted keys in keyring...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Locally signing key 0E8B644079F599DFC1DDC3973348882F6AC6A4C2...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Locally signing key 684148BB25B49E986A4944C55184252D824B18E8...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Locally signing key 44D4A033AC140143927397D47EFD567D4C7EA887...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Locally signing key 27FFC4769E19F096D41D9265A04F9397CDFD6BB0...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Locally signing key AB19265E5D7D20687D303246BA1DFB64FFF979E7...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Importing owner trust values...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Disabling revoked keys in keyring...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Disabling key BC1FBE4D2826A0B51E47ED62E2539214C6C11350...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Updating trust database...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] gpg: next trustdb check due at 2014-01-22
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded archlinux-keyring (20130525-2 -> 20130818-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] NOTE for argyllcms:
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ----
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> The documentaion is only available as html!
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> You will find it in /usr/share/argyllcms/doc
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Color charts located in /usr/share/argyllcms/ref
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Since release 1.5.0 ColorHug support is enabled by default. The environment variable "ENABLE_COLORHUG" is not longer needed!
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Please add your argyllcms user to plugdev group! <==
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded argyllcms (1.5.1-2 -> 1.6.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-api-headers (3.8.4-1 -> 3.10.6-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Generating locales...
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] en_US.UTF-8... done
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] hr_HR.UTF-8... done
[2013-08-31 18:34] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Generation complete.
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded glibc (2.17-6 -> 2.18-3)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded bash (4.2.045-4 -> 4.2.045-5)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded binutils (2.23.2-2 -> 2.23.2-3)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded boost-libs (1.54.0-2 -> 1.54.0-3)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded ca-certificates-java (20121112+nmu2-2 -> 20130815-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded glib2 (2.36.3-3 -> 2.36.4-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded wayland (1.2.0-1 -> 1.2.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded gcc-libs (4.8.1-2 -> 4.8.1-3)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] installed elfutils (0.155-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] installed llvm-libs (3.3-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa (9.1.6-1 -> 9.2.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded mesa-libgl (9.1.6-1 -> 9.2.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded cairo (1.12.14-4 -> 1.12.16-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded ttf-dejavu (2.33-4 -> 2.34-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded chromium (28.0.1500.95-1 -> 29.0.1547.62-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded curl (7.31.0-1 -> 7.32.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded libarchive (3.1.2-1 -> 3.1.2-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded cmake (2.8.11.2-1 -> 2.8.11.2-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded cpupower (3.10-1 -> 3.10-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded device-mapper (2.02.98-4 -> 2.02.100-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded cryptsetup (1.6.1-2 -> 1.6.2-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded poppler (0.24.0-1 -> 0.24.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded cups-filters (1.0.35-4 -> 1.0.37-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] installed python2-setuptools (1.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded deluge (1.3.6-1 -> 1.3.6-3)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded dhcpcd (6.0.4-1 -> 6.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-numpy (1.7.1-1 -> 1.7.1-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded dispcalgui (1.2.7.0-1 -> 1.2.7.0-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded ffmpeg (1:2.0-2 -> 1:2.0.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded gtk3 (3.8.2-1 -> 3.8.4-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded file-roller (3.8.3-1 -> 3.8.4-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded gcc (4.8.1-2 -> 4.8.1-3)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded gettext (0.18.3-1 -> 0.18.3.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded libtiff (4.0.3-2 -> 4.0.3-3)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded ghostscript (9.07-2 -> 9.09-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded librsvg (2.37.0-2 -> 1:2.37.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded libmng (1.0.10-4 -> 2.0.2-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded gimp (2.8.6-1 -> 2.8.6-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded perl (5.18.0-1 -> 5.18.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded perl-error (0.17020-1 -> 0.17021-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded git (1.8.3.4-1 -> 1.8.4-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded glew (1.10.0-1 -> 1.10.0-2)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded glfw (3.0.1-2 -> 3.0.2-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded glm (0.9.4.4-1 -> 0.9.4.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded gnupg (2.0.20-2 -> 2.0.21-1)
[2013-08-31 18:34] [PACMAN] upgraded gpgme (1.4.2-2 -> 1.4.3-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded grails (2.2.3-1 -> 2.2.4-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded groff (1.22.2-3 -> 1.22.2-5)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded gstreamer (1.0.9-1 -> 1.0.10-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded gst-plugins-base-libs (1.0.9-1 -> 1.0.10-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded imagemagick (6.8.6.4-1 -> 6.8.6.9-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded intel-dri (9.1.6-1 -> 9.2.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded iputils (20121221-2 -> 20121221-3)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded isl (0.12-1 -> 0.12.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kbd (1.15.5-4 -> 2.0.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kdelibs (4.10.5-2 -> 4.11.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded kmod (14-1 -> 15-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-glibc (2.17-5 -> 2.18-3)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded lib32-gcc-libs (4.8.1-2 -> 4.8.1-3)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libbsd (0.5.2-2 -> 0.6.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libfm (1.1.1-1 -> 1.1.2-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libgdiplus (2.10.9-1 -> 2.10.9-2)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-en-GB (4.0.4-1 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-common (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-base (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-calc (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-draw (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-gnome (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-impress (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-kde4 (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-math (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-postgresql-connector (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-sdk (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-sdk-doc (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libwpd (0.9.6-1 -> 0.9.9-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libreoffice-writer (4.0.4-2 -> 4.0.5-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libsamplerate (0.1.8-1 -> 0.1.8-2)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded libwbclient (4.0.8-1 -> 4.0.9-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'default'
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.10.10-1-ARCH
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [autodetect]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keymap]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [encrypt]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Building image from preset: /etc/mkinitcpio.d/linux.preset: 'fallback'
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Starting build: 3.10.10-1-ARCH
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [base]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [udev]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [modconf]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [block]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: aic94xx
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: bfa
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: smsmdtv
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keymap]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [encrypt]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [filesystems]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] -> Running build hook: [keyboard]
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> Image generation successful
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded linux (3.10.5-1 -> 3.10.10-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded linux-headers (3.10.5-1 -> 3.10.10-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded logrotate (3.8.5-1 -> 3.8.6-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [ALPM] warning: /etc/lvm/lvm.conf installed as /etc/lvm/lvm.conf.pacnew
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded lvm2 (2.02.98-4 -> 2.02.100-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded maven (3.0.5-1 -> 3.1.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:35] [PACMAN] upgraded net-snmp (5.7.2-7 -> 5.7.2-8)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded nodejs (0.10.15-1 -> 0.10.17-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded obex-data-server (0.4.6-7 -> 0.4.6-8)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded openresolv (3.5.5-1 -> 3.5.6-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM] warning: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist installed as /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.pacnew
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded pacman-mirrorlist (20130626-1 -> 20130830-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded pcmanfm (1.1.1-1 -> 1.1.2-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM] warning: /etc/php/php.ini installed as /etc/php/php.ini.pacnew
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded php (5.4.17-1 -> 5.5.3-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded php-pear (5.4.17-1 -> 5.5.3-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded poppler-glib (0.24.0-1 -> 0.24.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] installed python-setuptools (1.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded python-pip (1.4-1 -> 1.4.1-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-markupsafe (0.18-1 -> 0.18-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-mako (0.8.1-1 -> 0.8.1-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-pip (1.4-1 -> 1.4.1-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded python2-zope-interface (4.0.5-1 -> 4.0.5-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded sqlite (3.7.17-1 -> 3.8.0.1-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded qt4 (4.8.5-1 -> 4.8.5-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded redshift (1.7-6 -> 1.7-7)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded reiserfsprogs (3.6.23-1 -> 3.6.24-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded run-parts (4.3.4-1 -> 4.4-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded smbclient (4.0.8-1 -> 4.0.9-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded samba (4.0.8-1 -> 4.0.9-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded serf (1.2.1-1 -> 1.3.0-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded smartmontools (6.1-3 -> 6.2-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded subversion (1.8.1-1 -> 1.8.1-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded vim-runtime (7.3.1287-1 -> 7.4.0-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded vim (7.3.1287-1 -> 7.4.0-2)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded wicd (1.7.2.4-7 -> 1.7.2.4-9)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded wicd-gtk (1.7.2.4-7 -> 1.7.2.4-9)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] >>> This driver now uses SNA as the default acceleration method. You can
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] still fall back to UXA if you run into trouble. To do so, save a file
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] with the following content as /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf :
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Section "Device"
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Identifier "Intel Graphics"
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Driver "intel"
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Option "AccelMethod" "uxa"
[2013-08-31 18:36] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] EndSection
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded xf86-video-intel (2.21.14-1 -> 2.21.15-1)
[2013-08-31 18:36] [PACMAN] upgraded xorg-xset (1.2.2-2 -> 1.2.3-1)
I've just tried rebuilding the initramfs. It goes through without errors, but still won't accept my password on boot.

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Clustered Disk : No
(It also looks like this when I run DISKPART from the recovery media with the SSD inside the internal drive bay of the s230u.)
When I did the Reset on the SSD in the s230u, and when I tried to boot from it - I had the Secure Boot disabled, the "Legacy Boot first" option set, etc.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to be able to boot Windows 8.1 from this SSD in the s230u? I've been working on this for a couple of days.
(I also tried cloning the HDD to the SDD using Minitool Partition Wizard, Macrium Reflect, Clonezilla, Acronis, etc - the SSD wouldn't boot after those clone operations either, and I thought maybe I'd have better luck with a reinstall from the USB recovery media.
(I also tried installing from a Windows 8 iso I burned to a DVD. I got a product id mismatch message when I tried to install from that, and I was not allowed to proceed.)

well, I seem to have solved my own problem. Maybe someone will learn from my mistakes.
I went into System Setup, went to the Startup tab, and changed the boot setting from "Both" to "UEFI Only". After doing this I booted from my USB recovery drive, and Reset the PC. After the Reset, I booted the s230u from the ssd, and I booted into a fresh Windows 8 installation.
It seems that the Reset operation could not work properly while the boot setting was "Both" (UEFI and Legacy) and "Legacy First."
I got a clue when I looked at the contents of the EFI System Partition and there was nothing there except a Temp folder. The EFI System Partition had not been properly written by the Reset operation. I got some helpful hints on how to see the contents of the EFI System Partition here - http://www.fixedbyvonnie.com/2013/12/how-to-repair-the-efi-bootloader-in-windows-8/#.U-Qz2_ldW7q
I've also buggered up my original HDD now, so that it won't boot to Windows now. Now to fix that!

Can I boot from an internal hard drive with a different verison of OSX?

My wife had a MBP5,5 running a version of OSX earlier than Mavericks (came with snow leopard, believed we upgraded to Lion or Mountain Lion at some point but can't recall right now, for the life of me) and my daughter spilled a drink on it the other day ending its run. As a result, I bought a used MBP MD101LL/A with Mavericks installed and planned on just swapping its hard drive with hers (which I know survived the spill...I've been able to access it via a tethered enclosure since) and choosing her old drive as the startup volume on boot. All went according to plan, but the boot gets no further than the Apple logo. Any suggestions? Because I was swapping out the hard drive, I didn't take the drive that was in the new MBP when I bought it but I'm sure I can get it if need be. Same applies to the installation discs. I have the 10.6 installation DVD and tried to boot from it and get to Disk Utility to no avail. Any information/guidance would be greatly appreciated.

If your New to You Used Mac is froom mid 2012 and originally came with Lion installed on it you will need to Reinstall that version using the Online Internet Recovery system and then at first boot of the new install use the Setup Assistant system to copy over all the data from your wifes old hard drive.
To access the Online system at startup hold down the Command + Option/alt + r keys and keep them held down until you see a globe on the screen. From the resulting screen that cames up, Mac OS X Utilities, select Disk Utility and then the top most entry for the hard drive, left hand panel, drive model number and size, and then the Partition tab. Repartition the drive as One Partition, You Must do that to get ride of the Mavericks Recovery HD partition which is hidden. Name the partition Macintosh HD with a format of Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Once that is done exit disk utility and select Reinstall Mac OS X.

Can't boot from cd or dvd

i have a imac with isight 20 inch, when startup i get a grey screen with a folder that blinks with a question mark and the two faces symbol, when i leave it like this for a minut, fan starts blowing at full speed.
i run leopard with all the updates untill januari 7 2009
I have a iomega timemachine disk from this imac
i can not boot from a cd that came with this imac neither from the leopard dvd
how can i find out what is wrong? why can i not boot from cd (all threads i read say you should do this but it just won't go) i noticed my dvd drive often rejected cd's lately but after several trys i would eventually....
can i boot from a timemachine set up hdd from this broken imac to find out what hardware failed ?

If your hard drive fails, Time Machine cannot boot your computer. A bootable clone, which is an exact copy of your system and its contents, can be used to boot your machine, or, if you install a new drive, to reverse clone (or make the new drive exactly like to old one).
Time Machine can restore your system to the state it was in on any given day, but you must have a working hard drive with the OS installed on it. I use both TM and a clone that I automatically make with SuperDuper!, so that if I want to restore a file, I can use TM, if I want to exactly duplicate my HDD, I use my SD! clone and am up and running with an exact copy of my machine before the hard drive died.
You will be able to restore from TM once you have initialized the new drive and put an OS on it.

[SOLVED] Attempting to boot from USB key in UEFI mode

I am attempting to boot from a USB Key in UEFI mode to dual boot windows 8 and arch linux. I'm unsuccessful in getting the USB key to boot in UEFI mode.
I am following the guide on page: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Un … _Interface due to the fact that I am receiving error " No loader found. Configuration files in /loader/entries/*.conf are needed."
I am attempting to use the archiso media and have created refind.conf according to https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/31894#comment102233 in (USB)/EFI/boot/refind.conf
However, I'm stuck on the initial step from the wiki: Install refind-efi pkg. In the usb's filesystem, overwrite the file EFI/boot/bootx64.efi with /usr/lib/refind/refind_x64.efi.
My question is: How do I install the refind-efi package onto the USB key using an arch linux host machine and the USB plugged into the machine.
Last edited by tonysoprano (2013-02-13 04:09:56)

swordfish wrote:1. Might be possible, that the uefi integration is pretty bad. Have you already looked for an update of the uefi bios?
This is my thought, too. The "memory map has changed" message sounds like the firmware is messing with the way memory is laid out in the middle of the boot process. A firmware update, if available, is likely to be the best way to deal with this problem. If not, trying Fedora's patched GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2 are also worth doing; it's conceivable that one of them includes a workaround for the problem.
2. In your first posting you mention Windows 8 on this machine. Is W8 starting in uefi mode?
This is important, but if the disk uses GPT partitioning, then Windows is starting in EFI mode.
3. If W8 is starting in uefi mode, are you sure that secure boot is disabled?
It is; if it weren't, neither rEFInd nor ELILO could start -- or even if they were configured to start in Secure Boot mode, ELILO doesn't launch its kernels in a way that respects Secure Boot, so the ELILO failure can't be caused by Secure Boot. Also, when launched with Secure Boot active, rEFInd returns a clear error message about a security violation and then returns to its main menu; it doesn't hang the computer.
One possible workaround occurs to me if all else fails: Have rEFInd launch a BIOS version of GRUB. The setup procedure, in outline, is as follows:
Create a BIOS Boot Partition on the disk.
Install the BIOS version of GRUB 2.
Configure rEFInd to include a scan for BIOS-mode boot loaders by uncommenting the "scanfor" line in refind.conf and adding "hdbios" to it.
Thereafter, you'll see a new "generic" icon, which should launch GRUB, which should launch Linux in BIOS mode, even though Windows launches in EFI mode. This will work on most modern UEFI-based computers with a single hard disk, but things get trickier with multiple disks and with some UEFI implementations that lack the necessary firmware features. If a future firmware update fixes the problem, or if a future kernel's EFI stub loader includes a workaround, the EFI-mode booting will become an option once again.

13" late 2011 MacBook Pro has frozen after Yosemite installation. I can, however, boot from a clone of my MacBook Air that is on an external drive. Despite the fact that I can boot from the external, could it be the RAM that's the prob

My daughter's 13" late 2011 MacBook Pro has frozen (null sign displays) after Yosemite installation. I can, however, boot from a clone of my MacBook Air that is on an external drive. I reinstalled Yosemite on the MBP HD, but it still hangs in mid install. Despite the fact that I can boot from the external, could it be the RAM that's the problem? I'd happily put 8 GB in if it seems probable that would solve the problem. I've tried all the suggested procedures that I've seen posted here. Disk Utility, and my older version of DiskWarrior indicate the HD is OK. I have DiskWarrior 5 on order.

Boot the MBP with the OPTION key down. If successful, you should see two HDD icons, Select the recovery partition (on the right).
From the 4 option menu select Disk Utility.
Run Disk Utility>First Aid, Verify and Repair.
If the disk cannot be repaired, it will have to be replaced.
Ciao.

After 10.4.11 upgrade Macbook won't start can't boot from external HD

Hi guys,
I just suffer as all other that after try ti install the 10.4.11 update my macbook won't start, I have a external HD with a image of my macbook but went I press and hold the option key I only see the bootcamp parttion and my internal HD, I don't see the external HD.
How can I boot from my external HD if I have a bootcamp partition?
Thanks

I follow the robotobi post and solve this issue.
Thanks robotobi

HP Pavilion 500-210 QE Can't boot from any hard drive.

Good Evening. As you can see from the subject, my computer just can't boot from any hard drive that I put on it. I tried swapping the power supply, the SATA cable, resetting the BIOS, enabling legacy boot, changing from AHCI to IDE and RAID...
When I get to the BIOS setup, I can see the hard drive and its specifications, but it just won't boot or show up when I'm trying to install a new OS. I'm not an expert, but I think the problem might be in the motherboard SATA ports, but I'm not sure. Just to make sure, I did try another hard drive and it didn't work aswell.
I was also thinking about buying an external hard drive and instaling my OS on that, but I don't even know if that's possible and I would really like to have my computer working again.
Thank you for your attention!
This question was solved.
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What is the installed operating system?
Did you make a recovery disk set?
Did you happen to make a Windows 8.1 startup disk or USB recovery thumbdrive?
Have you tested the hard disk?
Press the power button and then immediately tap the Esc key. In the Startup menu, choose F2 for Diagnostics. In the HP Basic System Diagnostics menu choose hard disk. Run the test and post the results here.
The issue you are facing has nothing to do with the SATA ports. It is a configuration issue. Your PC is a modern one and its BIOS (UEFI) is far more advanced than what you may have seen before.
If you want to install a different operating system then you will have to make a few changes in the BIOS configuration. Secure Boot is turned on by default for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. If you try installing a different OS without turning this off then your system won't boot up. You may be running into this if you are trying to install another operating system.
The image below is what will be seen in the BIOS of your PC in the security tab --> . In the secure boot configuration options do not clear the secure boot keys! Those keys are your operating system license activation keys.
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MacPro can't boot from external drive

Running 10.7.3 and a MacPro which gets backed up each night with SuperDuper. Can't boot from this drive (black screen). Yet I can take the same drive and start up my Macbook Pro! So it isn't the drive or the data on it. I'm stumped. Could this be related to an issue where I can't get this same MacPro or system to successfully backup to Time Machine without error? The boot drive seems OK (ran Disk Warrior and Disk Utility).

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key. The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple icon and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem(s)?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)

Can't boot from external HD with Leopard on MacBook Pro or PowerBook

I can't boot from an external HD with 10.5.5 Leopard on either my MacBook Pro or my PowerBook G4. I had a PowerBook G4 from which I could boot from either an external FW400 drive or an external FW800 drive. At some point, I stopped being able to boot from any HD, but I'm not sure if it was after upgrading to Leopard or not? Recently I just bought a MacBook Pro 15" and transferred all my files over from the PowerBook to the MacBook Pro during the install. However, even with the new computer, still cannot boot from an external drive. I have Leopard 10.5.5 running on both the external HD and the internal HD.
Is this a common problem? Anybody know how to fix it?
Thanks!

That probably wasn't very clear was it? I have several ext. HD's, some with bootable systems and some just backups. One bootable disk was made with CopyCloner and the other was a clean format and only had an original install of the OS just to use for an emergency boot. They both booted just fine. Then at some point, they stopped being bootable. I have used the Control Panel "Startup" and also used the Option key boot and picked the bootable disk. Neither one boots anymore. It started doing this on the old PowerBook and then also refused to boot on the MacBook Pro. This is not the problem with the HD since it happens with any bootable HD. Something is going on at the system level and it was transfered from the PowerBook to the MacBook.
Thanks,
Bill

Can't boot from cd

Just replaced a hard drive in my old G4 titanium laptop and it worked fine until I did the OS update. The first time i did the update and clicked restart, it would only go to a black screen. I reformatted and thought I would just say to he'll with the update and leave well enough alone. My wife used it for a few days and said it was really slow, so I did the update again. I selected one update at a time and when I did the Security Update 2009-005, it gave an error and said try the install again. I rebooted and now my dock has dissapeared and when I try and reboot, it does nothing. I tried to run disk utilities and the program will not open. I tried to reformat the hard drive, but when I hold the C key down to select the DVD to boot and install from, it goes back to my hard drive and just boots to the installed OS. I then tried to select the DVD from my preference start up disk option and there is no CD/DVD option to select as boot drive. I see the mounted DVD disk on my desk top and can access the files on it, but can't boot from it to reinstall. My install was Tiger full retail. The laptop came with an install disk that had Panther. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Mark

Thanks for your reply and yes I did try option as well, with no luck. I finally reformatted through FireWire and another laptop. I am now installing from the disk that came with the G4. So I will try Panther to Tiger even though my Tiger is a full retail disk. I am not sure why Apples up dates to 10.4.11 crash this g4, but I'll try for the third time and see what happens.

How can I boot from USB 3.0 disc on a Mac Pro 2013

I am just setting up a 2013 Mac Pro with a 4TB USB 3.0 external drive. I have cloned my boot disc over to it but have problems being able to boot from the USB drive.
It shows up in the startup disc in system preferences, but when selected as the boot disc and restarted it just boots from the internal SSD. Also have checked booting and holding the ALT key to see what happens but I am just shown the SSD and Recovery disc as options to boot from.
So it appears I can not boot from a USB disc on my new Mac Pro, is there a solution to this problem?

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
If you bought the product in the U.S. directly from Apple (not from a reseller), you have 14 days from the date of delivery in which to exchange or return it for a refund. In other countries, the return policy may be different. If you bought from a reseller, its return policy applies.

I can't boot from OS install USB drive Mac Mini Model 1176

How I can't boot from OS install USB drive, Mac Mini Model 1176

Thank you Eustace Mendis for your answer.
I rebooted the Mac Mini holding the Option key down but it doesn't work. I used an USB drive with O.s 10.7 from Apple that I have used previuosly with other computers and I also tried with a CD install O.S 10.6
It seems that the Mac Mini can't recognize the keyboard inputs and I tried with 3 different keyboards but still didn't work.
I also reset the SMC and PRAM but I had no luck. Any clues?

Can't boot from older 10.5x CD

Hi all,
I have to run two Mac OS's on my MacBookPro because a piece of software that I use does not support Snow Leopard.
I was really happy to find that SL allows repartitioning without having to erase any volumes! (glad I didn't have to try gparted) However, though I was successful with repartitioning, I have come to find that I can't boot from my older OSX 10.5x CD.
Is it not allowed by apple to run two different OSX OS's on one machine?
Thanks,
Donovan
P.S. Holding down the 'C' key prompts multiple repeated "chimes" (reboots).

Donovan Brooke wrote:
Hi all,
I have to run two Mac OS's on my MacBookPro because a piece of software that I use does not support Snow Leopard.
I was really happy to find that SL allows repartitioning without having to erase any volumes! (glad I didn't have to try gparted) However, though I was successful with repartitioning, I have come to find that I can't boot from my older OSX 10.5x CD.
Is it not allowed by apple to run two different OSX OS's on one machine?
it is certainly allowed. However, you can not use an older DVD to install OS on a newer computer. this will not work and that is what is happening to you. the older DVD lacks the necessary hardware drivers for the new computer. don't try to force your way about it. don't try firewire target mode or anything else. it will only result in a non-functioning system. if your computer can not boot from this dvd then you can not install the OS provided by this DVD on your computer.
Thanks,
Donovan
P.S. Holding down the 'C' key prompts multiple repeated "chimes" (reboots).

Can't Boot from bootable CD/DVD or USB.

I'm trying to install a new OS from a bootable DVD that I created. However, my T530 will not boot up from the DVD. I checked the boot order in the BIOS settings, and even explicitly tried to force to boot from my DVDROM usint the F12 boot menu. I've been able to boot from this DVD on my other computer.
Any way to diagnose whether my DVDROM is faulty, or is there perhaps some BIOS setting to fix this? I am able to read the disc from Windows, just can't boot from it. The laptop is brand new, just opened it up today, so I don't know why something as simple as this wouldn't just work.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

ThorsHammer wrote:
dreachem wrote:
I took a DVD drive from another Thinkpad and swapped that in. I still could not boot from the disc.
Next, I copied the ISO image to a USB stick and tried to boot from that instead. But it hung. I was able to boot from the same USB stick on another laptop.
All the signs seems to suggest the laptop is simply defective, which is extremely disappointing considering it is brand new and I waited for about a month to receive it. Is there anything else I can/should try (some diagnostic utility, perhaps?), or do I just send it in for a replacement?
Is you used the tool at http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool to take the .ISO file and create the USB stick, I'd say you are right and have an issue with the system.
Did the system ship with Windows 8 and is safe boot turned on?
Yes, it is Windows 8 with Secure Boot on by default. I tried it both with it enabled and disabled, and it didn't work either way.

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