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diff --git a/chapter07/console.xml b/chapter07/console.xml index e7e3da325..736d1be9e 100644 --- a/chapter07/console.xml +++ b/chapter07/console.xml @@ -11,26 +11,26 @@ <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary> <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> -<para>This section discusses how to configure the -<command>console</command> initscript that sets up the keyboard map -and the console font. If non-ASCII characters (British pound and Euro -character are examples of non-ASCII characters) will not be used and -the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the -configuration file, the console initscript will do nothing.</para> - -<para>The <command>console</command> script uses the -<filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> as a configuration file. -Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. The -language-specific HOWTO can help with this. A pre-made -<filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known settings -for several countries was installed with the LFS-Bootscripts package, -so the relevant section can be uncommented if the country is -supported. If still in doubt, look in the <filename -class="directory">/usr/share/kbd</filename> directory for valid -keymaps and screen fonts. Read the <command>loadkeys</command> and -<command>setfont</command> manual pages -and determine the correct arguments for these programs. Once decided, -create the configuration file with the following command:</para> +<para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>console</command> +bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII +characters (British pound and Euro character are examples of non-ASCII +characters) will not be used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. +Without the configuration file, 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 +HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink +url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made +<filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file with known settings for several +countries was installed with the LFS-Bootscripts package, so the relevant +section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still in doubt, look +in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/kbd</filename> directory for valid +keymaps and screen fonts. Read the <command>loadkeys</command> and +<command>setfont</command> manual pages and determine the correct arguments for +these programs. Once decided, create the configuration file with the following +command:</para> <screen><userinput>cat >/etc/sysconfig/console <<"EOF" <literal>KEYMAP="<replaceable>[arguments for loadkeys]</replaceable>" |