[Bug 1719612] Re: non-us keyboard layout not setup in initramfs

[INF1]

Hello,

I have been having this issue for a while now... at least 5-years (using
an azerty board). I have still use the encryption drive for security
reasons...

Today, when I type the password at boot time to decrypt the drive, I
can't get access to it ? If I boot up with a with a USB version and type
the same password to decrypt the connected drive it works fine? Anyone
knows whazup? Thx !

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Title:
  non-us keyboard layout not setup in initramfs

Status in console-setup package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in console-setup source package in Artful:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Description:    Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch)
  Release:        17.10

  In Artful the /etc/console/cached.kmap.gz file does not exists, in its place, it uses some files with more precise names susch as cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz. However the initramfs scripts still uses cached.kmap.gz . The consequence is that the keyboard layout remains US in the initramfs which is a problem for full encrypted installation when entering passphrase.
  Proposed solution is to make a symbolic link from  cached_UTF-8_del.kmap.gz to cached.kmap.gz. Then the initramfs tools will find the /etc/console/cached.kmap.gz file and includes it in the initramfs.

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