[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#489206: [Pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#489206: Entering passphrase doesn't honor console/serial selection properly

[Jonas Meurer]

reassign 489206 linux-2.6
thanks
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On 04/07/2008 Uwe Hermann wrote:
> Package: cryptsetup
> Version: 2:1.0.6-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm seeing issues wrt to entering dm-crypt passphrases when using the
> kernel parameters 'console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200' (to get the boot
> log on both the screen and on the serial console (COM1).
> 
> In such a case I can only enter the passphrase on the serial console,
> but _not_ on the normal keyboard/screen, which is obviously a bug.
> 
> If I only provided 'console=ttyS0,115200' the behviour would be ok, but
> when using 'console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200' both consoles (serial and
> VGA) should work.

Hey,

I really don't see how that one can be fixed in cryptsetup. It's rather
a kernel bug. Thus reassigning the bug to linux-2.6.

greetings,
 jonas
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