From e27e3f12d5f2063b441932423c162b8e322fa684 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan M Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 19:14:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] guides/fde: clarify note on LUKS2 support in GRUB --- src/installation/guides/fde.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/installation/guides/fde.md b/src/installation/guides/fde.md index 2243835e1..8b227336e 100644 --- a/src/installation/guides/fde.md +++ b/src/installation/guides/fde.md @@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ Device Start End Sectors Size Type ## Encrypted volume configuration -[Cryptsetup](https://man.voidlinux.org/cryptsetup.8) defaults to LUKS2, yet GRUB -releases before 2.06 only had support for LUKS1. Therefore, it might make sense -to force LUKS1 if you wish to achieve better compatibility. +GRUB 2.06 added partial support for LUKS2, however LUKS2 will not work with GRUB +by default. See the [Arch Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#LUKS2) for +information on using LUKS2 with GRUB. For simplicity, this guide forces the use +of LUKS1. Keep in mind the encrypted volume will be `/dev/sda2` on EFI systems, since `/dev/sda1` is taken up by the EFI partition.