How to re-use encrypted volume

[Josef Wolf]

On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 03:04:57PM -0800, NoOp wrote:
> On 01/01/2010 10:54 AM, Josef Wolf wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > With ubuntu-8.10, I had created an encrypted data partition on my laptop
> > to protect privacy in case it would be stolen (or lost, or whatever).
> > 
> > Now, I'd like to install 9.10 (I use the alternate CD for installation),
> > but re-use that data partition. When I enter the "configure crypted volumes"
> > menu, I select the partition, then I enter the passphrase, and then I get
> > an error message saying that configuration failed.
> > 
> > So how am I supposed to re-use an existing encrypted volume?
> > 
> > Any hints?
> > 
> 
> Did you ever get this sorted out?

No. But I found a similar issue from 2007 over there in debian-boot:
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-boot@lists.debian.org/msg86678.html
No solution so far...