Changeset b568bbaf for chapter07/console.xml
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- 07/02/2005 05:16:45 PM (19 years ago)
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chapter07/console.xml
r464fa64f rb568bbaf 12 12 <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> 13 13 14 <para>This section discusses how to configure the 15 <command>console</command> initscript that sets up the keyboard map 16 and the console font. If non-ASCII characters (British pound and Euro 17 character are examples of non-ASCII characters) will not be used and18 the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the 19 configuration file, the console initscript willdo nothing.</para>14 <para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>console</command> 15 bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII 16 characters (British pound and Euro character are examples of non-ASCII 17 characters) will not be used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. 18 Without the configuration file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will 19 do nothing.</para> 20 20 21 <para>The <command>console</command> script uses the22 <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> as a configuration file.23 Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. The24 language-specific HOWTO can help with this. A pre-made 25 <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known settings 26 for several countries was installed with the LFS-Bootscripts package, 27 so the relevant section can be uncommented if the country is 28 s upported. If still in doubt, look in the <filename29 class="directory">/usr/share/kbd</filename> directory for valid30 keymaps and screen fonts. 31 <command>setfont</command> manual pages 32 and determine the correct arguments for these programs. Once decided, 33 c reate the configuration file with the following command:</para>21 <para>The <command>console</command> script reads the 22 <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for configuration information. 23 Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various language-specific 24 HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink 25 url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made 26 <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known settings for several 27 countries was installed with the LFS-Bootscripts package, so the relevant 28 section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still in doubt, look 29 in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/kbd</filename> directory for valid 30 keymaps and screen fonts. Read the <command>loadkeys</command> and 31 <command>setfont</command> manual pages and determine the correct arguments for 32 these programs. Once decided, create the configuration file with the following 33 command:</para> 34 34 35 35 <screen><userinput>cat >/etc/sysconfig/console <<"EOF"
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