RE: Initrd and USB Keyboard
> From: debian@alexkretschmer.de
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:44:14 +0200
>
> Hello,
> I have a system running raid1, dmcrypt and lvm2.
> Debian Version is jessie / stable
> My disks have a small partition for boot, the rest ist encrypted incl. the system.
> Therefore I'm forced to work with an initrd to at least build the raid, decrypt the 2nd partition and provide the virtual disks before the full system is able to boot.
>
> Unfortunately I can't get my USB Keyboard to work. Neither in a rescue shell nor to type the decryption password.
You probably are missing hid_generic. You need either that module or
evdev (iirc) for input (hot/cold)plugging to work. Even with those
modules, I still haven't been able to access the usb keyboard connected
through my laptop's docking station, though, so this may not be the
complete answer.
Regards,
Arno
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