Well, this bug is irritating, but swearing at the team won't help. Nearly years since this was first reported. Hmmm.
This answer seems to provide a workaround: https://askubuntu.com/questions/854388/ubuntu-16-04-cannot-enter-password-at-disk-decryption-splash-screen -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1386005 Title: Password not accepted graphical boot for encrypted root system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1386005/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
