2025-12-19 04:24 UTC
@crowgirl@hachyderm.io hi hiiii; let's see if I can maybe help a little?
You mentioned neither Crypsetup nor LUKs is working; you have the password, you're using ext4. Definitely do not reinstall Linux at this time because yeah, if you wipe that partition, it's probably all lost.
Do you have any details about the computer itself? Are you using a desktop or a laptop, and how new is it? If you have a TPM module, I'm seeing that maaaybe ubuntu 24.04 (and maybe kubuntu) has an option for using the TPM for disk encryption. I'm still reading into it, but in that case, it might be that the keys you've mentioned that you don't have are stored in there. I'll keep reading here, but if you get a chance would you mind letting me know about the computer age / make / model?
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@aud@fire.asta.lgbt 2025-12-19 04:28
@crowgirl@hachyderm.io https://documentation.ubuntu.com/core/how-to-guides/manage-ubuntu-core/use-a-recovery-mode/index.html This could be helpful if that's the case; in the live environment, can you try the command suggested here? sudo snap recovery --show-keys Also, does it ask for anything when you try and boot normally? If it asks for your recovery key or anything like, that would be really useful and helpful!
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@crowgirl@hachyderm.io 2025-12-19 18:16
@aud@fire.asta.lgbt There is definitely a TPM in my ASUS ROG G15 Strix laptop, 2021 model. Because it briefly ran Windows 11 before I got rid of that malware!