This should not be hardware specific. It is, however, completely unreproducible for me here: this works just fine for me in all releases, including raring.
What language is your system configured in? Please attach the output of the following command: zcat /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) | cpio -t ** Changed in: plymouth (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1187318 Title: Splash skips text when asking for LUKS password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1187318/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs