FS#14709 - When boot fails arch asks for password but only supports US keymap.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by 6hxbghwy (innh4t2w) - Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 16:26 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Thursday, 14 May 2009, 05:07 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description: When fsck fails during boot arch asks for root's password for system maintenance, but as the keymap has not been set yet users of non-US keyboards are unable to log in and fix the system.

Steps to reproduce: Install arch using a jfs filesystem with an external journal (external journal should be on a different device for performance but for reproducing this bug you could put it on another partition on the same disk), then delete the journal partition.
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 05:07 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Thursday, 14 May 2009, 05:06 GMT
add keymap to /etc/mkinitcpio.conf HOOKS=, run mkinitcpio -p kernel26 and you are fine.

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