[Bug 1066376] Re: keyboard doesn't work to enter password with panda and encrypted partitions

[Adam Conrad]

After some tag-team with Simon, we discovered that he'd probably
installed in expert mode from d-i and intentionally selected a
MODULES=dep setup, which was why he wasn't getting hid modules in his
initrd.  After we backed that out, we tested the new initramfs-tools on
both precise and quantal kernels and his cryptsetup password prompts
were accessible and working for him.

** Also affects: base-installer (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Description changed:

  This ended up being two bugs, one is for missing modules in the
  initramfs-tools static list (which is true for all arches), and one is
- that ARM specifically seems to be getting a wonky initrd.  The precise
- SRU is targetting only the former issue, so lts-quantal kernels (which
- don't build on ARM) can have USB keyboards still functional in their
- initrds.
+ that ARM specifically get a cut-down initrd due to the base-installer
+ default of setting MODULES=dep only on ARM.  The initramfs-tools SRU
+ only addresses the former.
  
  [IMPACT]
  Users with certain USB keyboards and no USB->PS/2 BIOS emulation will no longer have keyboard control in their initrds after upgrading to an lts-quantal kernel.
  
  [TEST CASE]
  If you have the affected hardware, re-run update-initramfs -u both with and without the updated initramfs-tools (with a quantal kernel installed on precise), reboot with "break=bottom" on the command line, and see if you have a keyboard.
  
  If you don't have the affected hardware, do the above initrd generation,
  and compare results, the new one should include hid-logitech-dj and hid-
  generic.
  
  [Regression Potential]
  Next to none.  initrds may get a tiny bit larger, but not by any meaningful amount.
  
  [Original description]
  Installing quantal server on panda from the 20121013 image, a normal install with guided partitioning works fine, and keyboard works during and post-install.
  
  However, if I select lvm+encrypted partitions from the partitioning
  screen, after rebooting the keyboard does not work for entering the
  password to unlock the disk, which prevents booting the system.

** Tags removed: verification-needed
** Tags added: verification-done

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  keyboard doesn't work to enter password with panda and encrypted
  partitions

Status in “base-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “base-installer” source package in Precise:
  New
Status in “initramfs-tools” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  This ended up being two bugs, one is for missing modules in the
  initramfs-tools static list (which is true for all arches), and one is
  that ARM specifically get a cut-down initrd due to the base-installer
  default of setting MODULES=dep only on ARM.  The initramfs-tools SRU
  only addresses the former.

  [IMPACT]
  Users with certain USB keyboards and no USB->PS/2 BIOS emulation will no longer have keyboard control in their initrds after upgrading to an lts-quantal kernel.

  [TEST CASE]
  If you have the affected hardware, re-run update-initramfs -u both with and without the updated initramfs-tools (with a quantal kernel installed on precise), reboot with "break=bottom" on the command line, and see if you have a keyboard.

  If you don't have the affected hardware, do the above initrd
  generation, and compare results, the new one should include hid-
  logitech-dj and hid-generic.

  [Regression Potential]
  Next to none.  initrds may get a tiny bit larger, but not by any meaningful amount.

  [Original description]
  Installing quantal server on panda from the 20121013 image, a normal install with guided partitioning works fine, and keyboard works during and post-install.

  However, if I select lvm+encrypted partitions from the partitioning
  screen, after rebooting the keyboard does not work for entering the
  password to unlock the disk, which prevents booting the system.

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