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creatid

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[SOLVED] Console font does not change after latest update

On my netbook - which is CLI only - the console font does not change during boot any more after today's update.

The only packages that were updated (from /var/log/pacman.log):

glibc (2.17-4 -> 2.17-5)
libldap (2.4.34-1 -> 2.4.35-1)
systemd (200-1 -> 201-1)
systemd-sysvcompat (200-1 -> 201-1)

No other packages were installed since my last update, nor did I change any settings.

/etc/locale.conf:

LANG=en_GB.UTF-8

This is also the only language enabled in /etc/locale.gen

/etc/vconsole.conf:

FONT=Lat2-Terminus16

Like I said, this set up worked fine until the above update.

I could not find anything on the forum (apart from 'pre-systemd' posts) or Google and the strange thing is that this did not occur on my desktop which has the same configuration (apart from an en-gb keyboard and the fact that X is installed but not automatically started on boot). On that machine, the font does switch during the boot stage.

Does any one have an idea where to look for a solution? Thanks.

Last edited by creatid (2013-04-15 19:44:29)

rix

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Registered: 2012-07-25

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Re: [SOLVED] Console font does not change after latest update

Have you added your video card module in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and the appropriate kernel hooks?
What's the content of journalctl and dmesg? Boot returns some error?

Last edited by rix (2013-04-12 11:26:18)

creatid

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Re: [SOLVED] Console font does not change after latest update

The video card module (i915, on-board Intel) is in mkinitcpio.conf - as it was before and hooks are the usual suspects: base udev autodetect modconf block filesystems keyboard fsck.

Also, I can't find anything out of the ordinary in journalctl or dmesg. I checked for differences between this machine and my desktop (which does switch) but did not find anything. And there is no error on boot either.

I will investigate more thorough as soon as I have more time.

rix

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Re: [SOLVED] Console font does not change after latest update

Try adding "consolefont" and eventually "keymap" hooks.

creatid

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Re: [SOLVED] Console font does not change after latest update

Thanks rix, adding the ' consolefont' hook did indeed do the trick.

I'll mark the thread as solved although I am still puzzled as to why it worked up until that update above and why my desktop still switches without the 'consolefont' hook.

Last edited by creatid (2013-04-15 19:45:19)

rix

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Re: [SOLVED] Console font does not change after latest update

Things change.
You're welcome.