Bootcamp storage allocation question

Will the re-installation fail as it is currently partially encrypted?

I am digging around at various work-arounds for partial encrypted hard drives via File Vault. According to various posts on this board, it seems people have tried to reinstall Yosemite on to their drive but have failed. Some people have only gotten through via rolling back or something like that.

I have one question though, if I were to say virtualise a Yosemite image via say Virtualbox or something, then Time Machine it, place that image onto a usb and then revert from THAT Time Machine state, will that work?

Will this overwrite the previously partially encrypted state of File Vault? Does Time Machine have precedence over an encrypted hard drive?

@nishmors

So I am not the only one, woot. People say either revert to an old backup or do a fresh install of yosemite. I dont have a hard drive lying around, might pick one up if this is not resolved by tomorrow. My question about backing up is whether File Vault encryption state is also backed up as well by Time Machine?, if it is then a Time Machine backup will do very little for me as I want to reset the File Vault state. Another question is whether or not I can WRITE on an encrypted drive my suspicions and research on the matter via googling says that an encrypted drive is just SEEN as a normal drive. So I am thinking I will be able to write over it BUT not read anything on the drive.

@Loner T

As stated in the first post, I dont have Time Machine backups enabled simply because I dont have a spare hdd or 64Gb usb lying around nor did I think that I needed it as it is only three days old. However the more I look at this issue, the more I am thinking that I might need to do buy one to back up this mac.

@ssls6

Thanks for the heads up with the link but I have checked it out already. Yosemite DOES NOT hang when logging in or even pause. I think I am quite privileged as File Vault appears to be 99% done and stuck at 99% done.

Updates:

I have checked two things out since my first post:

1. I have checked out the diskutil cs list properly and I noticed something interesting. My hard drive is listed as 250.1Gb in size, but the encrypted logical volume is listed to be 249.8Gb. I assume it is waiting for SOMETHING to unlock to either encrypt the last 0.3Gb or it has hit a dead end as its core kernel data (I assume BIOS information). In which case, I need to either find what it is that it is waiting for OR try and get the remaining space unlocked for File Vault to access, perhaps the firewall is blocking it or something.

The MacBook Air is called JohnnyWalker if you were wondering...the screenshot of diskutil cs list is below

2. I have checked out the console out regarding "corestorage" and I have noticed that there are lots of start up messages. Some drives according to the console messages ARE finished encrypted but again just seem to "hang" or not complete its operations. What is interesting thought is the "resumeBackgroundTransform" message where it lists that it is ALREADY running. Concerning this I suspect that perhaps the thread has gone bad and once I Time Machine backup I will go on a thread hunt trying to kill any processes that go under a similar if not exact name and try and reboot.

Who knows a bad thread could be the cause of my issues.

Screenshot of the most recent activity is below. I have blacked out my name which is what the scribbles are.

@Loner T

Thanks for the heads up, I now know File Vault is a no go.

Update:

Concerning backing up, I just did a Time Machine backup and tried to restore from the backup immediately. I was given a notice about something about the drive not being accessible, prompted to "unlock" the drive and now the whole drive is unreadable. I saved the log and it is posted below.

I have tried to reinstall the OS and according to Yosemite, the hard drive is locked and inaccessible. This is what I was worried about and now it seems to have occurred, I thought that an encrypted hard drive meant that all data was just in a different format rendering it unreadable. It seems now I have a bigger issue on my hands now.

Apple customer support it is then, that is, unless someone knows a work around for this?

The log of the restore is as follows:

Nov 20 20:40:14 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: opendirectoryd (build 382.0) launched - installer mode

Nov 20 20:40:14 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: Logging level limit changed to 'notice'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: Initialize trigger support

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: created endpoint for mach service 'com.apple.private.opendirectoryd.rpc'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: set default handler for RPC 'reset_cache'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: set default handler for RPC 'reset_statistics'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: set default handler for RPC 'show'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: starting endpoint for service 'com.apple.private.opendirectoryd.rpc'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost configd[113]: adding com.apple.SystemConfiguration.InterfaceNamer

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost configd[113]: adding com.apple.SystemConfiguration.SCNetworkReachability

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost configd[113]: loading com.apple.SystemConfiguration.ISPreference

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: no dynamic data found at '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/DynamicData/Configure.plist'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: Registered node with name '/Configure' as hidden

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: no dynamic data found at '/System/Library/OpenDirectory/DynamicData/Local.plist'

Nov 20 20:40:15 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: Registered node with name '/Local' as hidden

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: com.apple.SystemConfiguration.ISPreference load failed

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: dlopen_preflight(/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/InternetSharingPreference. bundle/Contents/MacOS/InternetSharingPreference): Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Netrb.framework/Versions/A/Netrb

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: Referenced from: /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/InternetSharingPreference.bundle/Contents/M acOS/InternetSharingPreference

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: Reason: image not found

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: loading com.apple.SystemConfiguration.ApplicationFirewall

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: adding com.apple.SystemConfiguration.KernelEventMonitor

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: adding com.apple.SystemConfiguration.LinkConfiguration

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: adding com.apple.SystemConfiguration.PreferencesMonitor

Nov 20 20:40:17 localhost configd[113]: loading com.apple.SystemConfiguration.EAPOLController

Nov 20 20:40:18 localhost configd[113]: loading com.apple.SystemConfiguration.IPConfiguration

Nov 20 20:40:18 localhost configd[113]: adding com.apple.SystemConfiguration.IPMonitor

Nov 20 20:40:18 localhost configd[113]: skipped com.apple.SystemConfiguration.Logger (disabled)

Nov 20 20:40:19 localhost configd[113]: updateConfiguration(): no preferences.

Nov 20 20:40:20 localhost configd[113]: LSExceptions [0x7fb542fdafb0] loaded

Nov 20 20:40:23 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: 125.1 - Client: apsd, UID: 0, EUID: 0, GID: 0, EGID: 0

Nov 20 20:40:23 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: 125.1 - ODNodeCreateWithNameAndOptions request, SessionID: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000, Name: /Search, Options: 0x0

Nov 20 20:40:23 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: 125.1 - ODNodeCreateWithNameAndOptions failed with error 'Unknown node name' (2000)

Nov 20 20:40:23 localhost configd[113]: network changed.

Nov 20 20:40:26 localhost Unknown[376]: kern.boottime: { sec = 1416544801, usec = 0 } Thu Nov 20 20:40:01 2014

Nov 20 20:40:26 localhost Unknown[389]: Launching the Language Chooser for an OS Install

Nov 20 20:40:34 localhost configd[113]: LSExceptions [0x7fb542fdafb0] unloaded

Nov 20 20:40:42 localhost opendirectoryd[123]: 125 - Client: 'apsd', exited with 0 session(s), 0 node(s) and 0 active request(s)

Nov 20 20:40:46 localhost configd[113]: InterfaceNamer: No current set

Nov 20 20:40:46 localhost configd[113]: New network configuration saved

Nov 20 20:40:46 localhost configd[113]: network changed.

Nov 20 20:40:51 localhost Language Chooser[390]: Setting system to install/recovery mode.

Nov 20 20:40:52 localhost Unknown[391]: Setting boot completed.

Nov 20 20:40:52 localhost Language Chooser[390]: Could not read prev-lang:kbd to set keyboard.

Nov 20 20:40:56 localhost configd[113]: network changed: v4(en0+:192.168.0.102) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB

Nov 20 20:40:56 MacBook-Air.local configd[113]: setting hostname to "MacBook-Air.local"

Nov 20 20:40:57 MacBook-Air.local Language Chooser[390]: Ordering out cinematic windows.

Nov 20 20:40:57 MacBook-Air.local Language Chooser[390]: Not hiding Language Chooser in progress callback

Nov 20 20:41:42 MacBook-Air.local Language Chooser[390]: Launching the Springboard using language code "en"

Nov 20 20:41:43 MacBook-Air.local OSIESpringboard[402]: LSExceptions [0x7f8be140aba0] loaded

Nov 20 20:41:43 MacBook-Air.local OSIESpringboard[402]: Can not connect to /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.socket: No such file or directory

Nov 20 20:41:43 MacBook-Air.local OSIESpringboard[402]: Failed to unlock login keychain.

Nov 20 20:41:45 MacBook-Air.local Language Chooser[390]: Hiding Language Chooser in window counter

Nov 20 20:41:45 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: Keyboard Layouts: duplicate keyboard layout identifier -16899.

Nov 20 20:41:45 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: Keyboard Layouts: keyboard layout identifier -16899 has been replaced with -28673.

Nov 20 20:41:45 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: Keyboard Layouts: duplicate keyboard layout identifier -16900.

Nov 20 20:41:45 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: Keyboard Layouts: keyboard layout identifier -16900 has been replaced with -28674.

Nov 20 20:41:49 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: LSExceptions [0x7fbd6ac45960] loaded

Nov 20 20:41:53 MacBook-Air.local storagekitd[405]: Starting SKDaemon...

Nov 20 20:41:53 MacBook-Air.local storagekitd[405]: Client entitled for destructive operations

Nov 20 20:41:53 MacBook-Air.local storagekitd[405]: Adding client connection <NSXPCConnection: 0x7f82bb402560> connection from pid 404

Nov 20 20:41:54 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: connection test:success

Nov 20 20:41:54 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:41:54.086 Time Machine System Restore[404:11297] connection test:success

Nov 20 20:41:54 MacBook-Air.local OSIESpringboard[402]: LSExceptions [0x7f8be140aba0] unloaded

Nov 20 20:41:59 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: LSExceptions [0x7fbd6ac45960] unloaded

Nov 20 20:42:01 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:42:01.753 Time Machine System Restore[404:11259] Failed to connect (initialKeyView) outlet from (TMSRSelectSnapshotViewController) to (XISnapshotTableView): missing setter or instance variable

Nov 20 20:42:03 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: connection test:success

Nov 20 20:42:03 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:42:03.904 Time Machine System Restore[404:11305] connection test:success

Nov 20 20:42:03 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Using cached backup size 45245841408

Nov 20 20:42:07 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Can not connect to /var/run/systemkeychaincheck.socket: No such file or directory

Nov 20 20:42:28 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Preventing machine sleep.

Nov 20 20:42:28 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: [RESTORE] erasing disk 'Macintosh HD'

Nov 20 20:42:28 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: [RESTORE] erase started

Nov 20 20:42:29 MacBook-Air.local storagekitd[405]: Erase Complete, Mount Point: (null)

Nov 20 20:42:29 MacBook-Air.local storagekitd[405]: Recache Complete, Mount Point: (null)

Nov 20 20:42:29 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: [RESTORE] error erasing disk: Error Domain=com.apple.DiskManagement Code=-69666 "This Core Storage operation is not allowed on a sparse logical volume group." UserInfo=0x7fbd6ae1a730 {NSLocalizedDescription=This Core Storage operation is not allowed on a sparse logical volume group.}

Nov 20 20:42:29 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:42:29.020 Time Machine System Restore[404:11305] NSAlert is being used from a background thread, which is not safe. This is probably going to crash sometimes. Break on void _NSAlertWarnUnsafeBackgroundThreadUsage() to debug. This will be logged only once. This may break in the future.

Nov 20 20:43:21 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: GetDYLDEntryPointWithImage(/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CacheDelete.framew ork/CacheDelete,CacheDeleteCopyPurgeableSpaceWithInfo) failed.

Nov 20 20:43:21 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:43 Time Machine System Restore[404] (FSEvents.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR: FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)

Nov 20 20:43:22 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Connection to sharingd became invalid

Nov 20 20:43:22 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Connection to sharingd became invalid

Nov 20 20:43:22 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Connection to sharingd became invalid

Nov 20 20:43:22 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: CoreServices logging is enabled,

Nov 20 20:43:22 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: SFL Favorites initialized.

Nov 20 20:43:22 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (docs) while running as uid 0

Nov 20 20:43:28 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Failed to write log file to /private/var/root/Installer Log 11-20-14.txt

Nov 20 20:43:34 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:43:34.646 Time Machine System Restore[404:12849] Metadata.framework [Error]: couldn't get the client port

Nov 20 20:43:36 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:43 Time Machine System Restore[404] (FSEvents.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR: FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)

Nov 20 20:43:36 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Connection to sharingd became invalid

Nov 20 20:43:36 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Connection to sharingd became invalid

Nov 20 20:43:36 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (docs) while running as uid 0

Nov 20 20:44:22 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:44:22.595 Time Machine System Restore[404:13060] Metadata.framework [Error]: couldn't get the client port

Nov 20 20:45:17 MacBook-Air.local Unknown[391]: 2014-11-20 20:45 Time Machine System Restore[404] (FSEvents.framework) FSEventStreamStart: ERROR: FSEvents_connect() => Unknown service name (1102)

Nov 20 20:45:17 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Connection to sharingd became invalid

Nov 20 20:45:17 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Connection to sharingd became invalid

Nov 20 20:45:17 MacBook-Air.local OSInstaller[404]: Folder Manager is being asked to create a folder (docs) while running as uid 0

@nishmors

Thanks for the heads up, your post would have helped so much more, but I called up the Apple Support, they told me to erase the disk via terminal then setup a single partition and then download the 5Gb installer for Yosemite. At the moment it is sitting at 26 hours download time...fun times with Mac.

I am thinking that File Vault has a higher priority over Time Machine as it is working with the hardware rather than the software. Time Machine is then simply a "snapshot" or an instance of the OS X, where as File Vault works with the whole system.

Anyways long story short, I am now using an erased drive, running the recovery HD to download the proper Yosemite OS just to get rid of the File Vault issue.

Lesson learned: dont use File Vault.