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diff --git a/chapter06/sysvinit.xml b/chapter06/sysvinit.xml index a82fdd9a8..a322e69ec 100644 --- a/chapter06/sysvinit.xml +++ b/chapter06/sysvinit.xml @@ -84,15 +84,26 @@ ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now su:S016:once:/sbin/sulogin -1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty tty1 9600 -2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty tty2 9600 -3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty tty3 9600 -4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty tty4 9600 -5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty tty5 9600 -6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty tty6 9600 +1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -I '\033(K' tty1 9600 +2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -I '\033(K' tty2 9600 +3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -I '\033(K' tty3 9600 +4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -I '\033(K' tty4 9600 +5:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -I '\033(K' tty5 9600 +6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -I '\033(K' tty6 9600 # End /etc/inittab</literal> EOF</userinput></screen> + +<para>The <parameter>-I '\033(K'</parameter> option tells +<command>agetty</command> to send this escape sequence to the terminal +before doing anything else. This escape sequence switches the console +character set to a user-defined one, which can be modified by running +the <command>setfont</command> program. The <command>console</command> +initscript from the LFS-Bootscripts package calls the <command>setfont</command> +program during system startup. Sending this escape sequence is +necessary for people who use non-ISO 8859-1 screen fonts, but it does +not affect native English speakers.</para> + </sect2> |