[SOLVED]Consolefont won't load

stlarch · 2012-05-07 05:32:36

After updating, I get a FAIL on consolefont loading at startup. I can set it manually with setfont ter-112n, but it won't load otherwise. I have CONSOLEFONT="ter-112n" in my rc.conf and it's been working fine. I tried to add consolefont to mkinitcpio hooks but it still fails. Is anybody else getting this? I've been messing with my fonts a lot so maybe I bonked something? Here's what I updated:

[2012-05-06 23:09] Running 'pacman -Syu'
[2012-05-06 23:09] synchronizing package lists
[2012-05-06 23:09] starting full system upgrade
[2012-05-06 23:12] warning: /etc/sysctl.conf saved as /etc/sysctl.conf.pacsave
[2012-05-06 23:12] removed procps (3.2.8-5)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded attr (2.4.46-1 -> 2.4.46-2)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded acl (2.2.51-1 -> 2.2.51-2)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded bash (4.2.024-2 -> 4.2.028-1)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded udev (182-1 -> 182-2)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded device-mapper (2.02.95-2 -> 2.02.95-4)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded filesystem (2012.2-4 -> 2012.2-5)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded initscripts (2012.03.2-1 -> 2012.05.1-1)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded libcap (2.22-2 -> 2.22-3)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded libjpeg-turbo (1.2.0-1 -> 1.2.0-2)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded linux-firmware (20120227-1 -> 20120227-2)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded lvm2 (2.02.95-2 -> 2.02.95-4)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded mdadm (3.2.3-2 -> 3.2.3-3)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded mercurial (2.2-1 -> 2.2.1-1)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded mkinitcpio (0.8.7-2 -> 0.8.8-1)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded pam (1.1.5-2 -> 1.1.5-3)
[2012-05-06 23:12] installed procps-ng (3.3.2-2)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded pygobject2-devel (2.28.6-5 -> 2.28.6-6)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded python2-gobject2 (2.28.6-5 -> 2.28.6-6)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded sysfsutils (2.1.0-7 -> 2.1.0-8)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded unrar (4.1.4-2 -> 4.2.1-1)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded xfsprogs (3.1.8-1 -> 3.1.8-2)
[2012-05-06 23:12] upgraded zlib (1.2.6-1 -> 1.2.7-1)

Last edited by stlarch (2012-06-11 21:09:14)

ga01f4733 · 2012-05-07 06:51:20

Here also, same issues, no idea what's the cause ...

jasonwryan · 2012-05-07 07:17:43

Only on my i686 machine (both 64 bit machines working fine). Also, I don't get a fail during boot:

Loading Console Font: ter-116n    [BUSY]    [DONE]

# edit: regenerating the initramfs also reports no errors:

-> Parsing hook: [consolefont]
==> Generating module dependencies
==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Image generation successful

# edit 2: bug already reported: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/29781

Last edited by jasonwryan (2012-05-07 07:44:47)

4on6 · 2012-05-07 09:57:42

Hello,
since my last update yesterday night my favorite console font sun12x22 fails to load.
Does anybody know what happened or has the same problem?

Cheers

jasonwryan · 2012-05-07 10:32:23

Please search before posting.

Merging...

4on6 · 2012-05-07 10:48:30

jasonwryan wrote:

Please search before posting.

Merging...

Its not due to lazyness, its due to wrong search terms (searching for 'sun12x22' did not show me this thread).

jasonwryan · 2012-05-07 19:13:24

Why would you search on the most obscure component of your issue?

Surely, the rational approach would be to begin with the term that is definitely shared with other users, ie., 'consolefont'?

blodorn · 2012-05-13 00:59:20

Same problem! Console font fails after an update that happened sometime in the last two weeks. My font is gohufont-uni-11, probably the best font ever.

Last edited by blodorn (2012-05-13 01:00:20)

android · 2012-05-13 23:50:21

Same problem here.

After boot, if I execute:

 $ setfont iso02-12x22.psfu

Then it sets the font correctly.

In rc.conf I have this line:

CONSOLEFONT="iso02-12x22.psfu"

Seems like something in the upgrade (initscripts?) has broken rc.conf CONSOLEFONT support.

Has anyone entered a bug report?

EDIT: The answer to that question is yes:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/29781

Even the initscripts change causing the bug is cited. I'd expect this will be fixed shortly...

Last edited by android (2012-05-13 23:55:36)

jasonwryan · 2012-05-14 00:05:02

android wrote:

Has anyone entered a bug report?

jasonwryan 2012-05-07 19:17:43 wrote:

bug already reported: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/29781

anode · 2012-05-30 06:25:54

You will try to insert a line "set_consolefont" in file /etc/rc.sysinit after line number 109( udevd_modprobe sysinit). Line number 74 can be comment.
Testing/initscripts-2012.05.01-3 did not fix this bug.

stlarch · 2012-06-11 21:08:50

Well, this seems to be fixed now
Thanks for the bug report Jason, and the info guys.
Marking as solved

Last edited by stlarch (2012-06-11 21:10:38)

dlz · 2012-06-29 11:26:29

Well, with version 2012.06.2-1 the bug seems to be back again.
Can anybody confirm this?
Downgrading to 2012.06.1-1 solves the problem on my machine.

creatid · 2012-06-29 11:39:08

dlz wrote:

Well, with version 2012.06.2-1 the bug seems to be back again.
Can anybody confirm this?

Yes, it is back for me as well.

theGunslinger · 2012-06-29 12:22:39

I can confirm too, ohsnap is not set as consolefont I have to do it manually.

stlarch · 2012-06-29 14:18:41

Yep. It looks like a request to reopen the bug report has been made. You should be able to load it still with setfont.

theGunslinger · 2012-06-29 15:25:46

Yes, it works with setfont.

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