The bug is still present with plymouth_0.8.4~git20110304.89096d73-0ubuntu1~ricotz0_i386.deb , from the "ricotz" staging repo.
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:42:20 +0000 > From: 717...@bugs.launchpad.net > To: lukek...@hotmail.com > Subject: RE: [Bug 717516] Re: No Plymouth message or password prompts w > libcairo2_1.10.2-2ubuntu1 > > I use a script in local-top "cryptall" to call the passphrase, store it as a > variable in ram, unlock all the disks, one of which has the root partition as > an LVM volume,, overwrite the variable, then unset it before exiting. The > script calls plymouth ask-for-password, just like the normal cryptroot script > does in the initramfs. > > > > Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:31:28 +0000 > > From: christoph.tho...@gmx.de > > To: lukek...@hotmail.com > > Subject: [Bug 717516] Re: No Plymouth message or password prompts w > > libcairo2_1.10.2-2ubuntu1 > > > > Hi, > > I can confirm this issue mostly. Using standard theme > > plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo_0.8.2-2ubuntu17 input field for password is > > given, but no messages are displayed (neither something like please enter > > password nor any message when using function "plymouth message". > > Downgrading to libcairo2_1.10.0-1ubuntu3 (from marveric) and rebuilding > > initramfs solves this issue. Maybe the problem is located in some > > functions, which were not needed earlier and therefore must be added to the > > initramfs hooks (/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks)? This problem might not > > be general, I'm not shure if Luke has an similar bootprocess, I use an > > script in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/local-bottom/ for the password > > request. This script is called before the root partition is mounted. > > > > -- > > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > > of the bug. > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717516 > > > > Title: > > No Plymouth message or password prompts w libcairo2_1.10.2-2ubuntu1 > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cairo/+bug/717516/+subscribe > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717516 > > Title: > No Plymouth message or password prompts w libcairo2_1.10.2-2ubuntu1 > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cairo/+bug/717516/+subscribe -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717516 Title: No Plymouth message or password prompts w libcairo2_1.10.2-2ubuntu1 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
