Ubuntu 14.10: with no other changes, upgrading to the 3.19 kernel from: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-vivid/ works for me.
Linux x 3.19.0-031900-generic #201502091451 SMP Mon Feb 9 15:10:05 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux IntelĀ® 945GM x86/MMX/SSE2 *-display:0 description: VGA compatible controller product: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller vendor: Intel Corporation physical id: 2 bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 version: 03 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom configuration: driver=i915 latency=0 resources: irq:16 memory:f0a00000-f0a7ffff ioport:1800(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:f0b00000-f0b3ffff $ apt-cache policy plymouth plymouth: Installed: 0.9.0-0ubuntu7 Candidate: 0.9.0-0ubuntu7 Version table: *** 0.9.0-0ubuntu7 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1359689 Title: cryptsetup password prompt not shown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1359689/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs