Re: grub.cfg does not have luks module for encrypted root

[Joshua Branson]

Jack Hill <address@hidden> writes:

> On Fri, 1 Feb 2019, Joshua Branson wrote:
>
>> Jack Hill <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Ahoy,
>>>
>>> I'm using the attached config.scm for a host with an encrypted gpt
>>> root partition while booking with bios-grub. It produces the attached
>>> grub.cfg, which lacks the luks module, thus grub cannot find the
>>> kernel.
>>>
>>> If I enter the grub command line and manually insmod luks and
>>> cryptomount, I can then boot correction.
>>
>> Out of curiosity how do you boot GuixSD on the grub command line?
>>
>> The only way I know how to do it is:
>>
>> set root=(hd0,1)  ; wherever your root partition is
>> linux /gnu/path/to/vmlinuz-linux-libre root=/dev/sda1
>> initrd /gnu/path/to/initramfs-linux-libre.img
>> boot
>>
>> In arch linux, I know where those paths are: /boot, but it GuixSD those
>> paths are usually buried in /gnu/some/crazy/path...
>
> Once I ran 'insmod luks' and 'crytomount (hd0,gpt2)', the filesystem
> containing the store became available to Grub. I then ran 'configfile
> (hd0,gpt1)/boot/grub/grub.cfg' to have Grub reprocess the config file
> that Guix wrote for it. Since the store was now available, Grub was
> able to load its theme, kernel, and initramfs. Sorry for admitting
> that step in my summary.

You're fine.  I was unaware of that command.  I actually didn't know how
to boot guixSD, from grub's command prompt....

>
> Best,
> Jack
>

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