linux-kernel - Re: Kernel above 3.8 prevents booting Linux

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Message-ID: <20140114195212.GT19878@titan.lakedaemon.net>
Date:	Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:52:12 -0500
From:	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>
To:	bjoern <lkml@...l-home.ch>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel above 3.8 prevents booting Linux

bjoern,

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 08:32:10PM +0100, bjoern wrote:
> I have an Ubuntu 12.04 x64 server. The hard disk is encrypted using LVM.
> 
> With kernel 3.8.8, the server works fine - I am asked to enter the
> password and can boot the system.
> 
> Any kernel above 3.8, e.g. 3.9/3.11 (I didn't try many) prevents me from
> entering the password. It seems the attached USB keyboard is no longer
> being read from or the system is hanging.

Have you tried adding the usb keyboard module to
/etc/initramfs-tools/modules and rebuilding your initrds?

hth,

Jason.
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