[dm-crypt] Keyboard map issue

[dm-crypt] Keyboard map issue

[Bruno Parga]

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Hello!

I have a question that relates to my keyboard map, as pertains to unlocking
my disk when starting my computer. I apologize in advance if this is not
the right place for my question, and I'd appreciate being directed to a
more appropriate forum.

The FAQ says:

"4.2 I cannot unlock my LUKS container! What could be the problem?

First, make sure you have a correct passphrase.  Then make sure you have
the correct key-map and correct keyboard.  And then make sure you have the
correct character set and encoding, see also "PASSPHRASE CHARACTER SET"
under Section 1.2."

My issue is with the part of checking if my map is correct. My distro is
PureOS, a Debian 10-based one; what I get as the computer boots is a screen
much like the one on Ubuntu and, I suspect, Debian. It has nothing but a
prompt for me to enter my passphrase, and as I type I get black dots
instead of the letters.

The problem arises because I am in the process of changing my QWERTY
keyboard map to Colemak, via the gradual steps of Tarmak. This means every
week or so, during the transition, 3-5 keys change places. What I have
found is that the map that is active on the decrypt screen does not
necessarily match the one that was active when I turned off the computer.
It seems the active map can be one of the previous stages, which causes me
to type my passphrase wrong. My usual way of checking what map is active
(as I still also have QWERTY available), hitting the key combination that
switches between different maps, Super + space, does not work on that
screen.

How do I deal with this? I have changed my passphrase to a shorter one that
is layout-agnostic, but I'd like to change to something as long as before,
and keep it that way, once my transition to Colemak is complete. How can I
ensure the screen I mentioned will use the map I want?

Thank you very much,
Bruno

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[dm-crypt] Keyboard map issue

[Bruno Parga]

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Hello!

I have a question that relates to my keyboard map, as pertains to unlocking
my disk when starting my computer. I apologize in advance if this is not
the right place for my question, and I'd appreciate being directed to a
more appropriate forum.

The FAQ says:

"4.2 I cannot unlock my LUKS container! What could be the problem?

First, make sure you have a correct passphrase.  Then make sure you have
the correct key-map and correct keyboard.  And then make sure you have the
correct character set and encoding, see also "PASSPHRASE CHARACTER SET"
under Section 1.2."

My issue is with the part of checking if my map is correct. My distro is
PureOS, a Debian 10-based one; what I get as the computer boots is a screen
much like the one on Ubuntu and, I suspect, Debian. It has nothing but a
prompt for me to enter my passphrase, and as I type I get black dots
instead of the letters.

The problem arises because I am in the process of changing my QWERTY
keyboard map to Colemak, via the gradual steps of Tarmak. This means every
week or so, during the transition, 3-5 keys change places. What I have
found is that the map that is active on the decrypt screen does not
necessarily match the one that was active when I turned off the computer.
It seems the active map can be one of the previous stages, which causes me
to type my passphrase wrong. My usual way of checking what map is active
(as I still also have QWERTY available), hitting the key combination that
switches between different maps, Super + space, does not work on that
screen.

How do I deal with this? I have changed my passphrase to a shorter one that
is layout-agnostic, but I'd like to change to something as long as before,
and keep it that way, once my transition to Colemak is complete. How can I
ensure the screen I mentioned will use the map I want?

Thank you very much,
Bruno

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Re: [dm-crypt] Keyboard map issue

[Michael Kjörling]

On 14 Dec 2020 17:22 +0300, from brunoparga@gmail.com (Bruno Parga):
> How do I deal with this? I have changed my passphrase to a shorter one that
> is layout-agnostic, but I'd like to change to something as long as before,
> and keep it that way, once my transition to Colemak is complete. How can I
> ensure the screen I mentioned will use the map I want?

That's really a PureOS issue, not a dm-crypt issue. In general, you'll
need to make sure that your early boot environment (typically the
initramfs) is correctly updated with your preferred settings whenever
they change. For how to do that, you really should refer to whatever
documentation and support channels are available for PureOS questions
or, failing that, try to adapt what's available for upstream Debian.

-- 
Michael Kjörling • https://michael.kjorling.se • michael@kjorling.se
 “Remember when, on the Internet, nobody cared that you were a dog?”

Re: [dm-crypt] Keyboard map issue

[Michael Kjörling]

On 14 Dec 2020 17:22 +0300, from brunoparga@gmail.com (Bruno Parga):
> How do I deal with this? I have changed my passphrase to a shorter one that
> is layout-agnostic, but I'd like to change to something as long as before,
> and keep it that way, once my transition to Colemak is complete. How can I
> ensure the screen I mentioned will use the map I want?

That's really a PureOS issue, not a dm-crypt issue. In general, you'll
need to make sure that your early boot environment (typically the
initramfs) is correctly updated with your preferred settings whenever
they change. For how to do that, you really should refer to whatever
documentation and support channels are available for PureOS questions
or, failing that, try to adapt what's available for upstream Debian.

-- 
Michael Kjörling • https://michael.kjorling.se • michael@kjorling.se
 “Remember when, on the Internet, nobody cared that you were a dog?”

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