Bug#577253: initramfs-tools: Keyboard is not active / detected anymore, so LVM boot passphrase entry is broken

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Sat, 10 Apr 2010, Colin Darie wrote:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.94.4
> Severity: normal
> Tags: sid
> 
> The generated initrd image after an upgrade to initramfs-tools 0.94.4 (from
> 0.93.x) renders my keyboard inactive in the LVM passphrase prompt (nothing
> happens when I enter my passphrase, so I guess the keyboard is not detected
> anymore). Of course, using the previous initrd image works perfectly well.  I'm
> runnning on a MacBook Pro so I guess it's not really a common case. How can I
> provide more informations ?  Thanks.  --- Colin Darie

as quick workaround do:

echo hid-apple >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
update-initramfs -u

sorry 0.93 included too many useless hid variants,
will readd hid-apple in next upload, fixed in git repo:
http://git.debian.org/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=summary

thanks for report.
 
-- 
maks