GNU bug report logs - #47982
Unable to type password for encrypted fs due to usb keyboard

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Package: guix;

Reported by: James Fenn <james <at> jamesfenn.com>

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:08:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: luhui <luhuins <at> 163.com>
To: James Fenn <james <at> jamesfenn.com>
Cc: 47982 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47982: Unable to type password for encrypted fs due to usb keyboard
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:58:04 +0800

On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 09:34:45PM +0100, James Fenn wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I attempted to install guix system on an gpd micropc laptop, choosing an
> encrypted filesystem without a separate home partition. The laptop keyboard
> is a usb keyboard. Once installed,  I was able to use the keyboard for the
> first time the password was asked for. The second time, however, the
> keyboard was not functional.

Does your machine have a special kernel module for the keyboard?
If have, please add the system configuration file:

```
(operating-system
 ;; ...
 (initrd-modules
  (append
   (list
    "module1"
    "module2")
   %base-initrd-modules)))

```
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