Bug#515866: MacBook Pro keyboard unresponsive at LUKS prompt with kernels >= 2.6.27
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 04:07:15PM -0800, Matt Kraai wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.92o
>
> When I boot a 2.6.27 or later kernel on my MacBook Pro and try to
> enter my passphrase at the LUKS prompt, nothing happens. This appears
> to be
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/310460
>
> The attached script, when put in /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks, includes
> the hid-apple module in the initrd if it's available, which fixes the
> problem.
>
> It would be helpful to have something like this included in the
> standard initramfs-tools package. I have a couple questions about how
> it should behave, though:
>
> * Should it only include the module if LUKS is in use?
> * Should it only include the module if the module is needed for
> * this computer model (i.e., a MacBook Pro)
> * any of the attached keyboards (what about keyboards that are
> attached later?)
> ?
> * What about other the hid-* modules?
thanks a lot for submitting your bug report,
this is fixed in latest initramfs-tools by syncing the Ubuntu fix
to add all the hid-* modules to initramfs.
see http://git.debian.org/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=summary
or git clone git://git.debian.org/kernel/initramfs-tools.git
plan to upload soonest current master as 0.93.
> --
> Matt http://ftbfs.org/
> #!/bin/sh
>
> PREREQ=""
>
> prereqs()
> {
> echo "$PREREQ"
> }
>
> case $1 in
> # get pre-requisites
> prereqs)
> prereqs
> exit 0
> ;;
> esac
>
> # Hooks for loading Apple keyboard quirks into the initramfs
>
> . /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions
>
> if [ -f "$MODULESDIR/kernel/drivers/hid/hid-apple.ko" ]; then
> manual_add_modules hid-apple
> fi
irc the check is not needed as manual_add_modules should take care?
but just a side remark.
snowy greeting from vienna
--
maks
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