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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2012-02-03 03:55:07 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2012-02-03 03:55:07 +0000
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<secondary>configuring</secondary>
</indexterm>
- <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-console">
- <primary sortas="d-consolelog">consolelog</primary>
- <secondary>configuring</secondary>
- </indexterm>
-
<para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>console</command>
- and <command>consolelog</command> bootscripts that set up the keyboard map,
- console font and console kernel log level. If non-ASCII characters (e.g.,
- the copyright sign, the British pound sign and Euro symbol) will not be used
- and the keyboard is a U.S. one, much of this section can be skipped. Without
- the configuration file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will do
- nothing.</para>
-
- <para>The <command>console</command> and <command>consolelog</command>
- scripts read the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for
- configuration information.
- Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various language-specific
- HOWTOs can also help with this, see <ulink
+ bootscript that sets up the keyboard map, console font and console kernel log
+ level. If non-ASCII characters (e.g., the copyright sign, the British pound
+ sign and Euro symbol) will not be used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, much
+ of this section can be skipped. Without the configuration file, (or
+ equivalent settings in <filename>rc.site</filename>), the
+ <command>console</command> bootscript will do nothing.</para>
+
+ <para>The <command>console</command> script reads the
+ <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for configuration
+ information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various
+ language-specific HOWTOs can also help with this, see <ulink
url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. If still in
- doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/lib/kbd</filename>
- directory for valid keymaps and screen fonts. Read
- <filename>loadkeys(1)</filename> and <filename>setfont(8)</filename> manual
- pages to determine the correct arguments for these programs.</para>
+ doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/lib/kbd</filename> directory
+ for valid keymaps and screen fonts. Read <filename>loadkeys(1)</filename> and
+ <filename>setfont(8)</filename> manual pages to determine the correct
+ arguments for these programs.</para>
<para>The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file should contain lines
of the form: VARIABLE="value". The following variables are recognized:</para>