[ale] Lubuntu 12.04 Unable to login encrypted drive with wireless keyboard

[Jonathan Meek]

JD,

The entire OS is encrypted.
Lesson learned on the keyboard and mice that need batteries.
I did have automatic backups setup but it doesn't work too well when you
remove the portable hard drive you do backups with to transfer something
over.

I plan to get a 2nd drive for transfers only along with non-battery powered
mice & keyboard. (Stupid mistakes but we learn eventually)

Thanks for the input.

Jonathan


On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 12:09 PM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

> >
> > Thanks in advance for any insight.
>
> It is unclear, but is the entire OS encrypted, just the HOME or everything
> except /boot?
>
> * Keyboards and mice that need batteries are bad.
> * If you use encryption, you NEEEEEEEEED fantastic, automatic, backups.
>
> I'd try these things:
>
> a) use a standard PS2 keyboard.  USB is an abomination, prone to problems
> when
> things aren't working. I would suggest using a serial keyboard, but those
> aren't
> very well supported anymore.  Anyone else have a Logitech C-Series mouse
> that
> doesn't work?
>
> b) run an fsck of the file system from a rescue boot.
>
> c) setup automatic, daily, backups for the data that you really want to
> keep.
>
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