Hello, there. I noticed a strange thing: I use LUKS to encrypt my system, so it asks me the passphrase at boot. As a bépo (a French Dvorak-like keymap) user, I configured it, using Gnome preferences panel, on the gdm login screen, as the only available keymap.
I noticed that, when aptitude runs, for any reason, initramfs-tools
triggers, it fires the following errors:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-3-amd64
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8402-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw for
module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw for
module r8169
setupcon: The keyboard model is unknown, assuming 'pc105'. Keyboard may
be configured incorrectly.
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
WARNING: Unknown X keysym "dead_greek"
The missing firmware messages are OK, as you would think, but setupcon and
dead_greek stuff are something else. The dead_greek part hints for a relation
with bépo, as this keymap is supposed to have a greek dead key, which allows to
type Greek letters using the Latin equivalent. I say "supposed" as Debian does
not support it yet.
The consequence (if not post hoc ergo propter hoc) of these messages appearing
is that it makes the LUKS passphrase prompt to use bépo. Now I know it, it's
not really a problem for typing the passphrase, but I really think this is a
bug, as there was no clear warning about this side effect, neither from the
triggers nor from Gnome Preferences. I used bépo under Jessie, but not for gdm3
login screen, and these bépo-related stuff never appeared, so I assume that it
appeared as a consequence the use of bépo as the default keymap for gdm login
screen.
I assume that the change of the default keymap for the gdm login screen is, in
fact, a change of the keymap of the root user, and that, when the
initramfs-tools triggers are fired, they propagate the new keymap to the LUKS
prompt.
FWIW:
root@Aethelthryth /h/penegal# setxkbmap -print
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(azerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include
"pc+fr(bepo)+fr(latin9):2+fr(oss):3+inet(evdev)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc105)" };
};
So, here are my questions:
* is this behavior normal, or is there a bug as I assume?
* am I right on the sequence of events?
* which package should I report this against, if this is a bug?
* do you need more data to tell?
* should I post this on another, more appropriate Debian ML?
Awaiting your answers,
Regards.
--
David Guyot
Administrateur système / Sysadmin
Europe Camions Interactive / Stockway
Moulin Collot F-88500 Ambacourt
Tél : +33 (0)3 29 30 47 85
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