Re: bioctl crypto size limitation ?

mymlact@gmx.com wrote:
> Steps to recreate:
>
> dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/rsd0c bs=1m (took over a week)
>
> fdisk -iy -g sd0 (I left off the "-b 960" because this is not a
> bootable partiton)
>
> disklabel -E sd0
>
> Label editor (enter '?' for help at any prompt)
> > a a
> offset: [64]
> size: [70319603585]
> FS type: [4.2BSD] RAID
> > w
> > q
>
> # bioctl -v -c C -l sd0a softraid0
> New passphrase:
> Re-type passphrase:
> Deriving key using bcrypt PBKDF with 16 rounds...
> bioctl: unknown error


> softraid0: invalid metadata format

You filled the disk with random data, which is not a valid metadata format...