Description of problem: The graphic box for entering an encryption password during boot sometimes freezes, apparently ignoring keystrokes. This happens after a varying number of keystrokes have been responded to (3 to 6). Boot proceeds without the relevant volume mounted (it's not the root filesystem). Happens both with the (laptop) builtin keyboard and an external USB keyboard. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel 3.15.4-200.fc20.x86_64 How reproducible: 20% Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot 2. type password, notice lack of response 3. Actual results: Volume is not mounted Expected results: Passphrase fully accepted; volume mounted Additional info: /etc/crypttab: #output blockdev password options HD-p2 /dev/sda2 - nofail,luks
Today's symptom, related: The password dialogue box does not appear; the f-thing being filled-in diagonally remains, frozen. Until you type something; the dialog box appears and the luks password does seem to be accepted (though the visual response to keys is missing). kernel: 3.15.10-201.fc20.x86_64
kernel 3.16.7-200.fc20.x86_64 - still present. Booting now without rhgb; the prompt for a passphrase does not appear until you start typing the passphrase, at which time you do get the visual feedback along with the prompt (repeated per-keystroke, when other startup lines are emitted). However, the passphrase input often seems to miss the final "Enter". When this happens, boot completes (after a timeout, even though my /etc/crypttab has no timeout set: HD-p2 /dev/sda2 - nofail,luks ) without the relevant filesystem mounted. There is an outstanding systemd unit "systemd-cryptsetup@HD\x2dp2.service" If I shutdown at this time there is a delay waiting for the *startup* luks job to complete. -- I had four fails in sequence today; eventually I gave up and forced the cryptsetup manually.
So far, F21 is behaving ok in this respect for me (upgrade done using fedup, and returned to an rhgb-enabled boot).
(In reply to Jeremy Harris from comment #3) > So far, F21 is behaving ok in this respect for me (upgrade done using fedup, > and returned to an rhgb-enabled boot). I spoke too soon. Failed on this morning's boot, freeze halfway through the passphrase being entered.
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