The attached patch solved the issue on my computer; take precautions if you want to apply it on other machines (it's not very well tested and I don't know if it interferes with the graphical boot process - i'm on a 10.04 server install)
After applying, regenerate the initrd images: update-initramfs -k all -c ** Patch added: "Patch for cryptroot (cryptsetup 2:1.1.0~rc2-1ubuntu13 )" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/566818/+attachment/1861817/+files/cryptroot.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566818 Title: [Lucid] cryptsetup passphrase prompt during boot: every character typed repeats the prompt -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
