Comment # 40 on bug 1020283 from Thiago Macieira

(In reply to Thiago Macieira from comment #38)
> After the upgrade to 4.9.8: I am still dropped to a text mode screen with no
> password prompt. But this time, Alt+F7 did switch to a VT with plymouth's
> graphical password prompt.
> 
> I need a couple more boots to confirm that this is the new normal behaviour. 

After several boots with 4.9.8 and 4.9.9, all boots ended in the black blank
screen, but Alt+F7 brought me to the password prompt.

It appears the problem is only the VT switch now.