Bug#626793: installation-reports: selected keyboard layout not used during early boot of real system
On Sunday 15 May 2011 13:55:29 Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Sune Vuorela, le Sun 15 May 2011 13:09:28 +0200, a écrit :
> > On Sunday 15 May 2011 13:06:13 Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > > Sune Vuorela, le Sun 15 May 2011 12:36:34 +0200, a écrit :
> > > > on boots of the machine, I need to enter the passphrase using qwerty
> > > > keyboard layout in order to get access to my root filesystem.
> > >
> > > Mmm, did it use to work in previous versions of Debian?
> > > The problem is most probably not about transferring a parameter, but
> > > about including keyboard layout support in initrd.
> >
> > Yep. It works on another laptop of mine. installed maybe a year/year and
> > a half ago.
>
> So I guess this should be reassigned to console-setup, Anton?
After installing more packages and upgrades, some which - probably - rebuilt
the initramfs, I now have dvorak keyboard layout to enter my passphrase for my
encrypted drive.
So yes. keyboard layout definately is supported in initramfs :)
I did get quite a bit scared when the change happened though...
/Sune
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You never need to cancel a CPU to digit on the controller.
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