[Bug 433773] [NEW] USPLASH=y option in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf-hooks.d/cryptsetup is ignored

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

initramfs-tools version 0.92bubuntu46 (Karmic)

The cryptsetup password prompt is always text based even though
USPLASH=y has been added to /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf-
hooks.d/cryptsetup (in cryptsetup version
2:1.0.6+20090405.svn49-1ubuntu2).  The USPLASH=y line causes update-
initramfs to copy the appropriate usplash scripts to the initramfs
image, but when it is time to run these scripts at boot time, the
scripts are not executed.  This is because ${USPLASH} is not set at boot
time, and thus call_scripts() in scripts/functions skips the usplash
scripts.

One way to fix this would be to copy /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf-
hooks.d/* to the initramfs image, then source these files from the
initramfs init script before calling run_scripts.  An alternate solution
is to modify call_scripts() and remove the check to see if the optional
script is enabled.

A workaround is to add USPLASH=y to /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf.
This file is copied to the initramfs image and sourced at boot time, so
call_scripts() won't skip over the usplash scripts.

** Affects: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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USPLASH=y option in /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf-hooks.d/cryptsetup is ignored
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433773
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