[Bug 775120] Re: on nvidia system without advanced drivers, cryptsetup is not rendered

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 771905 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/771905

** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  on nvidia system without advanced drivers, cryptsetup is not rendered

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: plymouth

  On a freshly installed Ubuntu using LUKS encryption,
  cryptsetup/plymouth appears to attempt graphical boot, fails due to
  lack of KMS and requires me to type in my passphrase blindly, without
  any indication that I am required to do so. The OS's behavior is
  indistinguishable from a crash during booting (no output, no input
  feedback except for HDD activity).

  As soon as I install the nvidia driver (didn't try with noveau),
  plymouth uses text mode and renders a passphrase prompt, feedback etc.

  On my old upgraded system (bug caused me to reinstall), which used
  uvesafb/v86d+nvidia driver to boot graphically, the issue was present
  during all boots.

  plymouth/cryptsetup should fall back to text rendering (or anything
  that notifies me that I should input my passphrase) in these cases
  without system modifications that would require a successful boot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu22
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun May  1 22:22:16 2011
  DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6510
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB:
   
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=/dev/mapper/sda6--crypt-sda6--crypt--root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: plymouth
  TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A05
  dmi.board.name: 0N5KHN
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A02
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd08/10/2010:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6510:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn0N5KHN:rvrA02:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude E6510
  dmi.product.version: 0001
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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