[Bug 942846] Re: encrypted install fails to boot as long as vt.handoff=7 is used

[Sebastien Bacher]

Hey Chris, could you have a look to this bug, the LTS .1 freeze is at
the end of the month and the issue has been milestoned for it. If you
think you will not have time for that could you update the bug with a
status update so we can try to figure out what to do?

you have also another grub-gfxpayload-lists bug assigned to your for the
LTS .1, could you review it as well when you have some time?

** Changed in: grub-gfxpayload-lists (Ubuntu Precise)
     Assignee: Canonical Desktop Team (canonical-desktop-team) => Chris Halse Rogers (raof)

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Title:
  encrypted install fails to boot as long as vt.handoff=7 is used

Status in “grub-gfxpayload-lists” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “grub-gfxpayload-lists” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “grub2” source package in Precise:
  Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Precise:
  Won't Fix
Status in “plymouth” source package in Precise:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  After installing the system from the alternate cd with full disk
  encryption, the system refuses to boot unless you edit the grub
  parameters and remove vt.handoff=7 from the kernel command line.

  Occasionally this error is displayed:
  error: no video mode activated.

  but usually all you have is a blinking cursor. Switching to a tty and
  then back to tty7 will get you the pylmouth password prompt so you can
  input the password and continue to boot.

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-17-generic 3.2.0-17.27
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  ArecordDevices:
   Home directory /home/yofel not ours.
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
     Subdevices: 1/1
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  yofel      2056 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  yofel      2056 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf2420000 irq 45'
     Mixer name	: 'Conexant CX20585'
     Components	: 'HDA:14f15069,17aa218b,00100302'
     Controls      : 8
     Simple ctrls  : 5
  Card1.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xcdefc000 irq 16'
     Mixer name	: 'Nvidia GPU 0b HDMI/DP'
     Components	: 'HDA:10de000b,10de0101,00100100'
     Controls      : 24
     Simple ctrls  : 4
  Card29.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 6MHT43WW-1.18'
     Mixer name	: 'ThinkPad EC 6MHT43WW-1.18'
     Components	: ''
     Controls      : 1
     Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card29.Amixer.values:
   Simple mixer control 'Console',0
     Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
     Playback channels: Mono
     Mono: Playback [on]
  Date: Tue Feb 28 20:36:39 2012
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=1d5383ad-2871-4201-8c48-a7ac0ba2b8ad
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120228)
  MachineType: LENOVO 4349W1R
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   LANGUAGE=
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash
  PulseSinks:
   Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sinks'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/yofel not ours.
   No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
  PulseSources:
   Error: command ['pacmd', 'list-sources'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/yofel not ours.
   No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-17-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-17-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.71SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: mei
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/26/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 6MET81WW (1.41 )
  dmi.board.name: 4349W1R
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: Not Available
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6MET81WW(1.41):bd10/26/2010:svnLENOVO:pn4349W1R:pvrThinkPadT510:rvnLENOVO:rn4349W1R:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
  dmi.product.name: 4349W1R
  dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T510
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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