Bug#764555: systemd: cryptsetup password overwritten/hidden by status messages

[Nikolaus Rath]

On 10/08/2014 05:47 PM, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 09.10.2014 um 02:43 schrieb Nikolaus Rath:
>> Package: systemd
>> Version: 215-5+b1
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm running Debian testing. After the last dist-upgrade, systemd has
>> started showing status messages during boot (sort of like sysvinit used
>> to do). This is certainly much prettier and more informative than the 
>> blank screen that I had before, but it has the unfortunate side-effect
>> of interfering with the cryptsetup password prompt. Sometimes the prompt
>> is several lines before the cursor with other messsages in between, and 
>> sometimes it's actually overwritten completely.
>>
>> It'd be nice if status output would be suppressed/delayed while a
>> password prompty is active.
> 
> You'll need something like plymouth to multiplex the input/output.
> 
> http://web.dodds.net/~vorlon/wiki/blog/Plymouth_is_not_a_bootsplash/

In that case it'd be great if the systemd or the cryptsetup package
could recommend or suggest the appropriate package (plymouth?).


Best,
-Nikolaus
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