Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9319] New: National characters are not displayedunder console.

[H. Peter Anvin]

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >         ReportedBy: hannibal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > 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 "Ä", "Å" or "Å" 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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