Comment 42 for bug 1386005

OK, however I am not going to be able to create the problem report for a
week or so as I am on the road until then.

Ron

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015, 09:11 Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Let's just open a new bug report specific to your configuration;
> something like "[uvesafb] [v86d] prompt input echoed on the side of the
> screen", along with your /etc/default/grub and other attachments. That
> way it's clear what the issue is, and also clear that the problem is
> very specific to uvesafb/v86d; to avoid unrelated me-toos.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1386005
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> Title:
> Password not accepted graphical boot for encrypted root system
>
> Status in plymouth package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> After upgrading to 14.10 from 14.04, I am unable to enter my password
> for decypting the root filesystem. The password is echoed in plaintext on
> the graphic boot screen and does not show up in the password entry box on
> the graphic. In order to boot the system, I have to boot in recovery mode
> and enter the password during the text mode boot. This problem was also
> described by another user in problem# 1385027. I did not have a probem in
> 14.04. I am using nvidia drivers. I am set to resolution 1920x1200. I
> am running module uvesafb with changes to /etc/default/grub for the module
> and resolution. I assume this is a plymouth package bug but am not
> positive.
> ---
> ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
> Architecture: amd64
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-21 (189 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
> (20140417)
> MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6500
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: plymouth 0.9.0-0ubuntu7
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> PccardctlIdent:
> Socket 0:
> no product info available
> PccardctlStatus:
> Socket 0:
> no card
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic
> root=/dev/mapper/hogwarts_vg-root ro recovery nomodeset
> ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic
> root=/dev/mapper/hogwarts_vg-root ro recovery nomodeset
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
> Tags: utopic
> TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-23 (4 days ago)
> UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
> _MarkForUpload: True
> dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2011
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A27
> dmi.board.name: 0PP476
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.type: 8
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA27:bd12/06/2011:svnDellInc.:
> pnLatitudeE6500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PP476:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: Latitude E6500
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
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