Kevin Hochhalter
There seems to be a problem with /etc/sysconfig/console, and it has to do
with the CONSOLE_SCREENMAP entry.
/etc/init.d/kbd doesn't seem to like the entry of
none that was there in my system, and since I know the
console runs in utf-8, I simple commented out that line. Try editing
/etc/sysconfig/console, and change the line
CONSOLE_SCREENMAP="none"
to
#CONSOLE_SCREENMAP="none"
You can then change the font to any that you have in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts by changing
the line
CONSOLE_FONT="CurrentEntry"
to
CONSOLE_FONT="YourChoice"
If the font is gzipped, leave off the .gz extension.
No need to reboot, either. To reload the console after changing the
font, try this
/etc/init.d/kbd reload
or
cd /etc/init.d
./kbd reload
You can always use YaST2 to change the console
font, too. Just make sure that you have commented out that line in
/etc/sysconfig/console first. Start YaST2, and then
click on System, followed by Sysconfig
Editor." Click on the+ that is next
to ", and then click on
Console. If you don't see the font you want in
the pulldown menu, just enter your choice there by hand. To finish up,
click Save and then
ok.
You can do this with YaST2 in text mode, of course, but it is a little
clunky.
Making use of theAlt key rather than
Tab helps things a lot, though. Also, if you are using
YaST2 in text mode, and you see a + symbol, try using
the + key that is on the number pad, rather than the +
key that is next to Backspace. The +
next to Backspace doesn't seem to work right if you are
using a US key map for the keyboard.
You might give the font lat1-16.psfu a try, since it
is really smooth. Kind of big, though, but the older I get, the bigger
my fonts ;-)
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