Description of problem: Can't enter LUKS passphrase using USB keyboard unless I unplug it and re-connect it. PS2 works fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always, on my hardware: A Sony Vaio desktop -- about five years old. 2.4 Ghz & USB 2.0. I'm using an older Microsoft Natural keyboard that has both a USB connector and a PS2 connector. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Fedora 9 Alpha 2. Choose to encrypt disk 3. Reboot with USB keyboard connected 4. At the LUKS passphrase prompt, try entering a password, and press ENTER. Nothing will happen. 5. Disconnect the USB keyboard, and reconnect it. It will be recognized, and keyboard will function properly. Actual results: USB keyboard is inactive at LUKS passphrase prompt until reconnected Expected results: USB keyboard would be active for LUKS passphrase entry.
I am pretty sure that this is not a bug of cryptsetup. Initscripts is a little bit closer, but maybe it is a bug in hal or the kernel? I do not know. Do you see any characters when you type them before the LUKS passphrase prompt is displayed?
This is well before initscripts.
The USB Keyboard works at the GRUB prompt. Keyboard input does not work at any point during the boot process before or during the LUKS passphrase -- until I disconnect and reconnect the keyboard, at which point, the following appears on the console: usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice hub 4-1:1.0: USB hub found hub 3-1:1.0: 3 ports detected usb 4-1.1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3 usb 4-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice input: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.2/usb4/4-1/4-1.1/4-1.1:1.0/input/input1 input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro] on usb-0000:00:03.2-1.1 input: Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.2/usb4/4-1/4-1.1/4-1.1:1.1/input/input2 input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Device [Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro] on usb-0000:00:03.2-1.1
Can you maybe test, e.g. with a LiveCD, at which point without reconnecting the keyboard it works on the console?
I've inserted the Fedora 8 install CD. When it gets to the 'test the media' screen, keyboard input does not work. I've inserted the Fedora 7 Live CD. Keyboard input works immediately after it loads initrd.img -- at the very beginning of the boot sequence.
Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Based on comment #5, this looks more like a kernel problem
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