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Bug#878829: initramfs-tools: system freezes at boot with MODULES=dep

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On Mon, 2018-05-28 at 16:05 +0200, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:
> Just had a look at this by comparing the list of kernel modules loaded
> just before cryptsetup waits for passphrase entry at boot, with
> modules=most and =dep.
> 
> By that I found out, that with =most the module psmouse is loaded while
> it is not with =dep.
> 
> If I add psmouse to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, then boot also works
> again with with =dep.
> Strange... because no mouse or touchpad is involved... but who knows
> what's going on there...
> 
> 
> 
> So at least this is needed on the Fujitsu Lifebook U757... maybe it
> should be generally added.

Right, this is like bug #795839 but for the MODULES=dep case.

It seems like we should add this dependency to hidden_dep_add_modules. 
(Although i8042 is usually built-in on x86, so we would also need to
teach it about modules.builtin.)

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Anthony's Law of Force: Don't force it, get a larger hammer.

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Bug#878829: initramfs-tools: system freezes at boot with MODULES=dep Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net> - 2018-05-28 16:20 +0200
  Bug#878829: initramfs-tools: system freezes at boot with MODULES=dep Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2018-05-28 17:30 +0200

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