On 08/28/2017 05:16 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 08/28/2017 03:27 PM, Christopher wrote: >> One interesting thing I noticed with this: if I hit "Backspace" a few times before >> typing the password, it seems to work on the first attempt. For some reason, >> something seems to be polluting the input buffer during boot, which makes it behave >> as a wrong password on the first attempt. Not sure what that could be. Also, I >> still have no idea why it requires two subsequent attempts after that to decrypt, >> instead of the expected one. >> >> > This may or may not be your issue. So, just something to consider. > > A few years ago I had the same problem not with encrypted partitions but with the > login at the GUI prompt (I was using KDM back then) after boot. I had to remember > to hit backspace a few times otherwise it would tell me the password was wrong. I > have a wireless USB keyboard and it turned out to be the problem with the USB > receiver. Replacing that fixed the issue. > > Just a "funny" note here. I had to replace my keyboard due to "cat abuse". Unlike my old keyboard which had a dedicated power switch this one will go to sleep after a time. So, now I have to remember to hit any key if it has been idle for a time. The first key stroke only wakes up the keyboard and does not generate an event. -- Fedora Users List - The place to go to speculate endlessly
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