showconsolefont error

barnd3 · 2024-10-02 07:34:40

When executing “showconsolefont”, I get the following error message

showconsolefont: ERROR kdfontop.c:92 get_font_kdfontop: ioctl(KDFONTOP): Das Argument ist ungültig

Is this error responsible for the larger font?
How can I fix this error?

barnd3 · 2024-10-09 15:16:00

Edit: I have submitted this here
https://github.com/legionus/kbd/issues/ … 2402024620

Unfortunately, I still don't know why the font is displayed too large in the console...?

seth · 2024-10-09 19:48:54

"Large" means 80x25?
You're likely not running a framebuffer console which also explains that error message, see eg. https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=298779

Why you're no I can't tell, it's typically a kernel parameter or bootloader setting or your GPU/driver is broken - there're a lot of problems surrounding the 6.11 kernel.
Do you get the same w/ the LTS one?

barnd3 · 2024-10-13 13:53:07

Is the same with every kernel

However, I get the following displayed...

sudo dmesg | grep Console
[sudo] Passwort für andre: 
[    0.140466] Console: colour dummy device 80x25
[    2.396957] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x45
[    3.001116] systemd[1]: Started Dispatch Password Requests to Console Directory Watch.
[    5.307212] Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25
[    5.445162] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 160x45

How can I set the console font?

seth · 2024-10-13 18:08:51

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Linux_console#Fonts - see the linked https://adeverteuil.github.io/linux-con … reenshots/ for a preview of pretty much all fonts.

Arch Linux

#1 2024-10-02 07:34:40

showconsolefont error

#2 2024-10-09 15:16:00

Re: showconsolefont error

#3 2024-10-09 19:48:54

Re: showconsolefont error

#4 2024-10-13 13:53:07

Re: showconsolefont error

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