I usually remove the splash quiet options, so I do see the message indicating which filesystem, the passphrase is being called for. If I leave them in, when it asks for a password, the dialog only has the padlock icon, and a text entry field, with no indication which file system it's asking for the passphrase for, or for that matter, no indication that it's a decryption passphrase, not a login password. This is after an install using the first final live gnome iso image.
CC: (none) => anssi.hannula, mageia, mageia
Note that this bug only has an impact on an installed system, not while booting the live cd, so this can be fixed by an update after release. The workaround, for people who use encrypted file systems, is to remove the "splash quiet" kernel options.
Do you not see text above it? If not, can you look really close to see if there is something malformed there. I think I remember seeing a pango error at some point..... could be a vconcole/font issue?
Created attachment 2321 [details] Picture of plymouth ask for password screen. There is no text whatsoever. This really poor quality picture taken by my phone shows the problem. There is only the padlock icon, and the text entry box. No text at all, indicating what is being asked for. With three encrypted filesystems, each of which has a different passphrase, this causes problems.
CC: (none) => watersnowrockSource RPM: plymouth-0.8.4-0.20111214.3.mga2.src.rpm => mageia-theme
Hmm, this bug got me wondering. Should plymouth still be showing a text on normal boot splash like "Booting the system... Press ESC for details"? I hope not, since after MGA1->MGA2 upgrade I'm not seeing it on any of my systems, and I had so far assumed it got removed as "unnecessary"... If there should still be a text, then I guess it isn't shown for me for the same reason as this bug.
Good point Anssi. I think at some point in the past I did have VM that showed some kind of "text" (but it was black and not easily read) for the passphrase dialog. It also appeared to be all squares an not real glyphs and IIRC there was some kind of pango related error somewhere. So yeah this is likely a theme issue.
Hi, This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment. Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2. Thanks :) Cheers, marja
Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
This applied to Mageia 2 and when opened, cauldron.
Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)Version: Cauldron => 2
I guess someone needs to look at the theme. Currently this is mikala, but perhaps he can direct to the most appropriate person.
CC: (none) => balcaen.john
This bug also applies to Mageia 3 alpha 1 pre-release dvd.
Whiteboard: (none) => 3alpha1
Still applies with Mageia 3 alpha 2.
Whiteboard: 3alpha1 => 3alpha2
Version: 2 => CauldronWhiteboard: 3alpha2 => MGA2TOO 3alpha2
the problem persists in mageia 3 beta 1, here in Plymouth has no access to session password.
CC: (none) => padula10
Whiteboard: MGA2TOO 3alpha2 => MGA2TOO 3beta4
seems to be related: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/496765 http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/lucid/plymouth/lucid/revision/1187#debian/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth in /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/50plymouth/plymouth-populate-initrd.sh I see no label.so added and /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth does not exist and that's why PLYMOUTH_PLUGIN=$(grep "^ModuleName=" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth | while read a b c; do echo $b; done;) inst_libdir_file "plymouth/${PLYMOUTH_PLUGIN}.so" install anything
Keywords: (none) => TriagedSource RPM: mageia-theme => plymouth
Created attachment 6154 [details] screen capture passphrase prompt
CC: (none) => nic
It works in 5Beta3 with a prompting that contains all necessary information even if it looks a little clunky. So closed.
Resolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED