Ubuntu 14.04.2 cryptsetup failed on boot

Question

I am using the below data to try and spatially plot some locations on a map.

library(ggmap)
register_google(key = "GOOGLE_API_KEY")
mad <- get_map("madrid, spain")

ggmap(mad, extent = "normal") +
  geom_point(aes(x = Long, y = Lat, color = station_location), data = df_spatial, alpha = 0.5)

My plot looks like:

Why does it look so wrong? - the points are plotted completely off the map.

The data looks like:

   Latitud           Longitud         Altitud station_location       Lat  Long
   <chr>             <chr>            <chr>   <chr>                <dbl> <dbl>
 1 40º 25' 25.98'' N 3º 42' 43.91'' O 637 m.  Pza de Espana         40.4  3.71
 2 40º 25' 17.63'' N 3º 40' 56.22'' O 672 m.  Escuelas Aguirre      40.4  3.68
 3 40º 27' 5.29'' N  3º 40' 38.5'' O  708 m.  Av Ramon y Cajal      40.5  3.68

Where I created the Long and Lat values (Which is probably where I am going wrong...)

The Longitud and Latitud contain N, E, S, O which is North, East, South and West in Spanish.

How can I correctly plot the points on the map?

Data:

df_spatial <- structure(list(Latitud = c("40º 25' 25.98'' N", "40º 25' 17.63'' N", 
"40º 27' 5.29'' N", "40º 26' 24.20'' N", "40º 23' 41.22'' N", 
"40º 25' 9.69'' N", "40º 25' 9.15'' N", "40º 24' 28.64'' N", 
"40º 26' 43.97'' N", "40º 28' 41.64'' N", "40º 23' 17.33'' N", 
"40º 28' 36.93'' N", "40º 23' 53.17'' N", "40º 22' 22.84'' N", 
"40º 29' 39.12'' N", "40º 31' 4.97'' N", "40º 27' 54.90'' N", 
"40º 24' 52'' N", "40º 23' 6.1'' N", "40º 30' 1.97'' N"), Longitud = c("3º 42' 43.91'' O", 
"3º 40' 56.22'' O", "3º 40' 38.5'' O", "3º 38' 21.17'' O", "3º 43' 54.61'' O", 
"3º 44' 50.44'' O", "3º 42' 11.4'' O", "3º 38' 43.02'' O", "3º 42' 25.64'' O", 
"3º 42' 41.53'' O", "3º 39' 5.5'' O", "3º 34' 48.10'' O", "3º 41' 12.57'' O", 
"3º 36' 43.7'' O", "3º 39' 37.86'' O", "3º 46' 28.62'' O", "3º 36' 32.66'' O", 
"3º 40' 57.3'' O", "3º 43' 7.54'' O", "3º 41' 23.03'' O"), Altitud = c("637 m.", 
"672 m.", "708 m.", "695 m.", "632 m.", "646 m.", "660 m.", "671 m.", 
"699 m.", "676 m.", "677 m.", "620 m.", "600 m.", "629 m.", "700 m.", 
"612 m.", "660 m.", "662 m.", "605 m.", "715 m."), station_location = c("Pza de Espana", 
"Escuelas Aguirre", "Av Ramon y Cajal", "Arturo Soria", "C Farolillo", 
"Casa de Campo", "Pza del Carmen", "Moratalaz", "Cuatro Caminos", 
"Barrio de Pilar", "Vallecas", "Barajas", "Mendez Alvaro", "Ensanche Vallecas", 
"Sanchinarro", "El Pardo", "Parque Juan Carlos 1", "Retiro", 
"Plaza Eliptica", "Tres Olivos"), Lat = c(40.4238833333333, 40.4215638888889, 
40.4514694444444, 40.4400555555556, 40.3947833333333, 40.4193583333333, 
40.4192083333333, 40.4079555555556, 40.4455472222222, 40.4782333333333, 
40.3881472222222, 40.476925, 40.3981027777778, 40.3730111111111, 
40.4942, 40.5180472222222, 40.46525, 40.4144444444444, 40.3850277777778, 
40.5005472222222), Long = c(3.71219722222222, 3.68228333333333, 
3.67736111111111, 3.63921388888889, 3.73183611111111, 3.74734444444444, 
3.70316666666667, 3.64528333333333, 3.70712222222222, 3.71153611111111, 
3.65152777777778, 3.58002777777778, 3.686825, 3.61213888888889, 
3.66051666666667, 3.77461666666667, 3.60907222222222, 3.68258333333333, 
3.71876111111111, 3.68973055555556)), class = c("tbl_df", "tbl", 
"data.frame"), row.names = c(NA, -20L))

Solution 1

Unfortunately, the keyboard layout DOES matter. :(

On bootup, you start with the US Keyboard layout. As your filesystem is decrypted (entering the correct password), any settings changing keyboard layout (such as you changing it to Swedish Keyboard Layout) will be applied.

What I suggest is the following:

1. Do a fresh install again. (sorry)
2. When installing Ubuntu, just leave the keyboard layout alone (leave it to US).
3. AFTER successfully installing Ubuntu and decrypting your filesystem on the first boot, THEN you can change the keyboard layout.

See this Unix Stack Exchange post for more details.

Solution 2

I had this same problem as I had written my password at setup with my Portuguese keyboard thinking I'd be writing it with the Portuguese keyboard layout; since during the setup the keyboard layout is in US my password turned out to be something else. The way I was able to decrypt the disk was by changing the layout on another computer to US and writing my password as if the Portuguese layout was the one in use, this writes up the password as it was stored.

For example, for me the key combinations for | generated a ~.

After writing the password with the US Keyboard Layout as if I was using my layout I get the character sequence I have to write to decrypt the disk and it's solved.

Solution 3

I had this problem too and while it still exists for me I have identified a workaround that enables my system to boot. My issue was to do with cryptsetup not accepting my password. This prevents me for booting and fixing system issues.

Turns out that my password included a special character '@' as in P@ssword. At the prompt pressing RIGHT SHIFT and key 2 does not generate a '@' instead a '2' is generated. This can be confirmed by switching over to another TTY and typing in the password (CTRL + ALT + F1). I noted that using LEFT SHIFT and key 2 generated the '@' control character. Thus if LEFT SHIFT is used in complex password it will be typed correctly and cryptsetup will be able to decrypt the volume.

Note the Ubuntu install program rates user password with Poor, Fair, or Good thus encouraging the use of special characters leading to this scenario in the ubuntu recovery mode.

Comments

[Mathias]

I choose not to change my keyboard layout from "English" to "Swedish" and now I'm able to decrypt my hard drive with my desired password (crypt) and login to Ubuntu (despite having to type my password during that awful black screen again but other than that works flawlessly) thank you!

[Admin]

No problem! Anytime! :)

[Mathias]

When I changed back to my native keyboard layout and restarted my computer, I was once again unable to decrypt my hard drive and login to Ubuntu. However I found a workaround tested by another user askubuntu.com/questions/321268/…

[Mathias]

all I had to do was to run Ubuntu from a "live-cd" (in my case USB) and while in Ubuntu's live session I changed my keyboard layout under "text entry" (in the top right cornet) to my native language and removed all the remainders from the list, hit the "install ubuntu 14.04.2" desktop shortcut, followed the on screen instruction (choose my native keyboard layout and language) entered my desired passphrase, once finished and rebooted I entered my passphrase and was surprised to see the following message "cryptsetup: sda5_crypt set up successfull" it actually works.

[Admin]

Ah! I didn't know that. And that's awesome that it works now! :)

[Mathias]

@Fabby he was kind enough to help me out, but I thought that since his solution didn't help me other than to broaden my mind (what could be the cause of error) and I was forced to run a live-cd (usb) and manually set my keyboard layout (language) prior to installation and creating my encryption passphrase that I necessary didn't have to put it as "accept this answer" however I did that just now simply for him helping me out to begin with (read my above solution; it works).