linux-kernel - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9319] New: National characters are not displayed under console.

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Date:	Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:05:58 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fbdev-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>,
	hannibal@...ral.lodz.pl, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	Bill Nottingham <notting@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9319] New: National characters are not displayed
 under console.

This isn't a regression.  It's an intentional default change.

The default console mode changed from 8-bit legacy to UTF-8 in 2.6.24.

Apparently this user is using a legacy character set (note that it's a 
Slackware machine), and isn't explicitly setting the character set via 
the appropriate escape sequence.

The new default can be overridden via 
/sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf8 or something like that...

	-hpa

Andrew Morton wrote:
>> On Wed,  7 Nov 2007 13:19:16 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:
>> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9319
>>
>>            Summary: National characters are not displayed under console.
>>            Product: Drivers
>>            Version: 2.5
>>      KernelVersion: 2.6.24-rcX
>>           Platform: All
>>         OS/Version: Linux
>>               Tree: Mainline
>>             Status: NEW
>>           Severity: normal
>>           Priority: P1
>>          Component: Console/Framebuffers
>>         AssignedTo: jsimmons@...radead.org
>>         ReportedBy: hannibal@...ral.lodz.pl
>>
>>
>> Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.23
>>
>> Distribution: Slackware
>>
>> Hardware Environment:
>> Toshiba Tecra M1
>> Pentium M 1.6 512MB RAM, ICH4-M chipset, Trident CyberBlade XP4 video card
>>
>> Software Environment: Slackware-current (kbd-1.12, glibs 2.5)
>>
>> Problem Description:
>> The national characters like "ą", "ł" or "ż" are not displayed corectlly
>> under console (no matter vesa framebuffer, or standard vga). Instead of them
>> "?" on strange background is displayed. Problem begins on 2.6.24-rc1 and
>> continues on 2.6.24-rc2. On 2.6.23 everything is OK.
>>
>> Steps to reproduce:
>> Run 2.6.24-rcX kernel and set national console font by setfont.
>>
> 
> Another post-2.6.23 regression.  Possible culprits cc'ed?
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