Bug#615831: initramfs-tools: USB keyboards are not available at break=top shell
Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.98.8
Severity: normal
Steps to reproduce:
1) connect usb keyboard
2) boot with break=top
Expected results:
2) "(initramfs)" prompt that responds to user input
Actual results:
2) "(initramfs)" prompt that does not respond to user input
More info:
1) This happens of course since USB modules are not loaded at
break=top time.
2) A related ubuntu bug is
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/229732
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii cpio 2.11-4 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii findutils 4.4.2-1+b1 utilities for finding files--find,
ii klibc-utils 1.5.20-1 small utilities built with klibc f
ii module-init-tools 3.12-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii udev 164-3 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo
Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii busybox 1:1.17.1-8 Tiny utilities for small and embed
Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
ii bash-completion 1:1.2-3 programmable completion for the ba
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