09-02-2020, 05:52 PM
This is what I got from the PostmarketOS Reddit sub :
The keyboard used for entering the disk encryption after booting is different (custom) from the one used to set up the encryption yes. The keys don't popup as that's not something that's implemented, don't worry about it.
You're supposed to see dots appear in your screen for every character you type. If you don't, something is wrong. If you do, you're probably just typing something different than you've setup.
No worries though, you can reinstall, although it does involve a bit of manual work. First download the latest Jumpdrive release (0.6 alpha) from here and write it to an sdcard using any tool (dd, etcher, everything should work). Put the sdcard into your phone and reboot, it should now boot Jumpdrive rather than the pmOS system.
Then plug your phone into your PC using the provided USB-C cable, the internal storage of the device (eMMC) should now appear as a mass storage device on your computer. Download an image from https://images.postmarketos.org/pinephone, you'll probably want
and write it to the internal storage of the phone using dd or Etcher again.
Then turn off your phone, take out the sdcard, and turn it back on. You'll be greeted by the installer again you saw on the first boot of your phone and can setup a new encryption password.
Here - https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Ju.../0.6-alpha
PostMarketOS Image - http://images.postmarketos.org/pinephone/
I'm attempting this now, so . . . . . we will see with my limited skill lvl.
The keyboard used for entering the disk encryption after booting is different (custom) from the one used to set up the encryption yes. The keys don't popup as that's not something that's implemented, don't worry about it.
You're supposed to see dots appear in your screen for every character you type. If you don't, something is wrong. If you do, you're probably just typing something different than you've setup.
No worries though, you can reinstall, although it does involve a bit of manual work. First download the latest Jumpdrive release (0.6 alpha) from here and write it to an sdcard using any tool (dd, etcher, everything should work). Put the sdcard into your phone and reboot, it should now boot Jumpdrive rather than the pmOS system.
Then plug your phone into your PC using the provided USB-C cable, the internal storage of the device (eMMC) should now appear as a mass storage device on your computer. Download an image from https://images.postmarketos.org/pinephone, you'll probably want
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pine64-pinephone-20200726-phosh-v20.05-installer.img.xzThen turn off your phone, take out the sdcard, and turn it back on. You'll be greeted by the installer again you saw on the first boot of your phone and can setup a new encryption password.
Here - https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Ju.../0.6-alpha
PostMarketOS Image - http://images.postmarketos.org/pinephone/
I'm attempting this now, so . . . . . we will see with my limited skill lvl.