the latest vol_id gives more verbose output...this is probably where the problem lies:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# vol_id /dev/sda2 ID_FS_USAGE=crypto ID_FS_TYPE=crypto_LUKS ID_FS_VERSION= ID_FS_UUID=18942279-eaf5-4e86-a174-8b04b5d3127e ID_FS_LABEL= ID_FS_LABEL_SAFE= [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# it seems that luks has left some traces on this partition. BUT [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dumpe2fs /dev/sda2 | head -n 5 dumpe2fs 1.40-WIP (14-Nov-2006) Filesystem volume name: root Last mounted on: <not available> Filesystem UUID: caa107c2-d2ba-11db-a205-0013cea46521 Filesystem magic number: 0xEF53 Filesystem revision #: 1 (dynamic) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# NB the UUIDs are different. how does that work? i dont really know what this means but i hope its useful to somebody... -- findfs does not find a UUID which patently exists https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/93921 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs