Is it possible to have multiple filevault2-activated partitions on one disk?
What I would like to have: A disk with the following systems on it:
- OS X 10.8 (FV2-encrypted)
- OS X 10.9 (FV2-encrypted)
- Windows 7
When I try to start FV2-encryption on my secondary partition, OS X tells me that in some configurations FV2 cannot be activated. Do you know if this can be done? How?
Bonus question: The Bootcamp partition is not available in the boot menu after installing 10.9. Is it possible to have multiple OS X + Bootcamp live together on one disk?
Solution 1:
It looks like probably not, based on a few search results :(
http://macs.about.com/od/LionTipsNtricks/ss/Filevault-2-Using-Disk-Encryption-With-Os-X-Lion.htm says:
FileVault 2 [...] only encrypts the startup drive. If you have additional drives or partitions, including a Windows partition created with Boot Camp, they will remain unencrypted.
This thread, however, is a bit encouraging: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5644065
On page 2, someone links to https://github.com/jridgewell/unlock which might be useful. That is, you might be able to set up a pre-login step to unlock additional volumes.