How to Fix Boot Timeout with LUKS Encrypted Swap?
Asked by
CuriousCat88
I've set up LUKS encryption for both my root and swap partitions. However, I've noticed that when I decrypt the root partition, there's a delay of about 1:30 minutes before I can access the login screen. During the wait, I see these messages: `[TIME] Timed out waiting for device /dev/.` and `[DEPEND] Dependency failed for Swaps.` It seems like the system is trying to find the swap partition but fails to do so. I haven't set up auto-decryption for the swap partition because previous attempts caused issues, so I end up manually decrypting and mounting it each boot. Is there a way to bypass the timeout or a better solution for this setup? Thanks!
Answers
Have you considered using a swap file on your encrypted root partition instead of a separate swap partition? It might simplify things. Alternatively, you can set up an automatic cryptswap which generates a random key and takes care of the mounting for you. Check out section 1 of the Arch wiki on swap encryption for more details!
Reply to this answer
Add your answer
Answers are reviewed before publication.
CuriousCat88: I thought using crypttab would lose the swap data on reboot, which didn't seem ideal. But I'm definitely going to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion!