[Elephone P8000] themitaka:
any ideas are appreciated

I really need the encryption option, and I am trying some things out

flashed eragon 5.6 - really nice rom!!!

then booted in safe mode and issued following:

vdc cryptfs enablecrypto inplace password MYPASSWORD

and I get the follwoing in the log:

logcat | grep crypt

D/ActivityThread( 4575): BDC-Calling onReceive: intent=Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.INITIALIZE flg=0x10 pkg=com.google.android.gms cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver }, receiver=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver@25ae968b

D/ActivityThread( 4575): BDC-RECEIVER handled : 0 / ReceiverData{intent=Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.INITIALIZE flg=0x10 pkg=com.google.android.gms cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver } packageName=com.google.android.gms resultCode=0 resultData=null resultExtras=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Creating service: CreateServiceData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@37b6a368 className=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService packageName=com.google.android.gms intent=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-CREATE_SERVICE handled : 0 / CreateServiceData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@37b6a368 className=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService packageName=com.google.android.gms intent=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Calling onStartCommand: com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService@28fd7381, flags=0, startId=1

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-SERVICE_ARGS handled : 0 / ServiceArgsData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@37b6a368 startId=1 args=Intent { cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService }}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Destroying service: com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService@28fd7381

D/ActivityThread( 4575): BDC-Calling onReceive: intent=Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.INITIALIZE flg=0x10 pkg=com.google.android.gms cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver }, receiver=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver@107c236a

D/ActivityThread( 4575): BDC-RECEIVER handled : 0 / ReceiverData{intent=Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.INITIALIZE flg=0x10 pkg=com.google.android.gms cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver } packageName=com.google.android.gms resultCode=0 resultData=null resultExtras=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Creating service: CreateServiceData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@25a1905b className=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService packageName=com.google.android.gms intent=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-CREATE_SERVICE handled : 0 / CreateServiceData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@25a1905b className=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService packageName=com.google.android.gms intent=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Calling onStartCommand: com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService@12860f8, flags=0, startId=1

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-SERVICE_ARGS handled : 0 / ServiceArgsData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@25a1905b startId=1 args=Intent { cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService }}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Destroying service: com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService@12860f8

D/DrmCtaPlugIn( 283): encrypt thread has being created

D/DrmCtaPlugIn( 283): decrypt thread has being created

V/JNIHelp ( 5629): Registering com/google/android/gms/org/conscrypt/NativeCrypto's 241 native methods...

D/ActivityThread( 4575): BDC-Calling onReceive: intent=Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.INITIALIZE flg=0x10 pkg=com.google.android.gms cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver }, receiver=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver@13bc9a07

D/ActivityThread( 4575): BDC-RECEIVER handled : 0 / ReceiverData{intent=Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.INITIALIZE flg=0x10 pkg=com.google.android.gms cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingBroadcastReceiver } packageName=com.google.android.gms resultCode=0 resultData=null resultExtras=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Creating service: CreateServiceData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@185442a0 className=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService packageName=com.google.android.gms intent=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-CREATE_SERVICE handled : 0 / CreateServiceData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@185442a0 className=com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService packageName=com.google.android.gms intent=null}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Calling onStartCommand: com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService@2fed4e59, flags=0, startId=1

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-SERVICE_ARGS handled : 0 / ServiceArgsData{token=android.os.BinderProxy@185442a0 startId=1 args=Intent { cmp=com.google.android.gms/.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService }}

D/ActivityThread( 4575): SVC-Destroying service: com.google.android.gms.auth.crypto.ChannelBindingStateService@2fed4e59

D/OpenSSLLib( 4217): OpensslErr:Module:13(114:155); file:external/openssl/crypto/asn1/asn1_lib.c ;Line:145;Function:ASN1_get_object

D/FrameworkListener( 255): dispatchCommand data = (0 cryptfs enablecrypto inplace password MYPASSWORD)

D/VoldCmdListener( 255): cryptfs enablecrypto inplace password {}

I/md_ctrl ( 5696): ro.crypto.state=unencrypted, vold.decrypt=trigger_shutdown_framework, vold.encryption.type=, start/stop=0

D/BootAnimation( 5712): [BootAnimation initAudioPath 837]ro.crypto.state=unencrypted, vold.encryption.type=-1

I/md_ctrl ( 5760): ro.crypto.state=unencrypted, vold.decrypt=trigger_shutdown_framework, vold.encryption.type=, start/stop=0