On Tuesday, 24 September 2013 17:51:05 -0300, Daniel Bareiro wrote: > > Just to rectify (never write any email before drinking a coffee), I have > > this problem with all the 3.11 kernels and not with the 3.10. > > 3.10 works fine.
> I do not think it's a problem with the keyboard, because it responds. In > fact, I can enter the passphrase, but after that, I have no confirmation > that it has been accepted or rejected. If I then keep pressing the > keyboard, it responds, but the operating system never initiates the > bootstrapping. > > Could you start an encrypted Debian with Linux 3.10 from Backports? > > Try testing in a virtual machine and if I fix it I'll use the same > process on the notebook. Below I copy tests I was doing in a virtual machine with Wheezy: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- root@notebook:~# aptitude install linux-image-3.10-0.bpo.2-amd64 The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-image-3.10-0.bpo.2-amd64{b} 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. Need to get 25.0 MB of archives. After unpacking 116 MB will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: linux-image-3.10-0.bpo.2-amd64 : Breaks: initramfs-tools (< 0.110~) but 0.109.1 is installed. The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Remove the following packages: 1) initramfs-tools Install the following packages: 2) dmraid [1.0.0.rc16-4.2 (stable)] 3) dracut [020-2 (stable)] 4) kpartx [0.4.9+git0.4dfdaf2b-6 (stable)] 5) libdmraid1.0.0.rc16 [1.0.0.rc16-4.2 (stable)] 6) lvm2 [2.02.95-7 (stable)] 7) mdadm [3.2.5-5 (stable)] Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- root@notebook:~# aptitude install linux-image-3.9-0.bpo.1-amd64 The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-image-3.9-0.bpo.1-amd64{b} 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. Need to get 24.6 MB of archives. After unpacking 112 MB will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: linux-image-3.9-0.bpo.1-amd64 : Breaks: initramfs-tools (< 0.110~) but 0.109.1 is installed. The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Remove the following packages: 1) initramfs-tools Install the following packages: 2) dmraid [1.0.0.rc16-4.2 (stable)] 3) dracut [020-2 (stable)] 4) kpartx [0.4.9+git0.4dfdaf2b-6 (stable)] 5) libdmraid1.0.0.rc16 [1.0.0.rc16-4.2 (stable)] 6) lvm2 [2.02.95-7 (stable)] 7) mdadm [3.2.5-5 (stable)] Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Perhaps the problem has to do with both kernels breaks the initramfs-tools installed package. Regards, Daniel -- Fingerprint: BFB3 08D6 B4D1 31B2 72B9 29CE 6696 BF1B 14E6 1D37 Powered by Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze - Linux user #188.598
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