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diff --git a/chapter07/console.xml b/chapter07/console.xml index cbdb2ea2f..75a3d2a25 100644 --- a/chapter07/console.xml +++ b/chapter07/console.xml @@ -15,29 +15,23 @@ <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> |