Bug 869233

Summary:	Font not set in minimal install
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Vratislav Podzimek <vpodzime>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Vratislav Podzimek <vpodzime>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	18	CC:	anaconda-maint-list, awilliam, g.kaviyarasu, ignatenko, jonathan, kvolny, marcosfrm, stefw, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Last Closed:	2013-05-30 01:37:21 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Vratislav Podzimek 2012-10-23 11:06:28 UTC

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #859867 +++

Description of problem:

Run an install with the new Fedora 18-Alpha installer. Select a non-standard keyboard, for example Dvorak. Install a minimal install, without a Desktop Environment.

After completing the install the correct keyboard map is not configured at terminal when logging in from a VT.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Fedora 18-Alpha

How reproducible:

Every time.

--- Additional comment from stefw on 2012-09-24 05:27:26 EDT ---

Also not set in many other software set installs. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard is blank.

--- Additional comment from vpodzime on 2012-09-24 07:01:57 EDT ---

(In reply to comment #0)
> Description of problem:
> 
> Run an install with the new Fedora 18-Alpha installer. Select a non-standard
> keyboard, for example Dvorak. Install a minimal install, without a Desktop
> Environment.
> 
> After completing the install the correct keyboard map is not configured at
> terminal when logging in from a VT.
Please see bug #837292 for the reason why this is not yet possible.

--- Additional comment from vpodzime on 2012-10-09 05:00:04 EDT ---

Patches for using systemd-localed to convert X layout to VConsole keymap have been posted to anaconda-patches list. Once they are pushed it will be up to systemd-localed to do the conversion right.

--- Additional comment from vpodzime on 2012-10-12 10:18:23 EDT ---

(In reply to comment #3)
> Patches for using systemd-localed to convert X layout to VConsole keymap
> have been posted to anaconda-patches list. Once they are pushed it will be
> up to systemd-localed to do the conversion right.

Pushed.

--- Additional comment from marcosfrm on 2012-10-21 09:13:12 EDT ---

It's working now (F18 Beta TC6). After a minimal install, /etc/vconsole.conf has KEYMAP="br-abnt2" as expected.

Related, the kernel's default console font doesn't have latin characters. Since systemd 194, it doesn't load by default latarcyrheb-sun16 anymore [1]. I need to add FONT="latarcyrheb-sun16" to /etc/vconsole.conf.

[1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2012-October/006817.html

Comment 1 Vratislav Podzimek 2012-10-23 11:37:29 UTC

(In reply to comment #0) 
> --- Additional comment from marcosfrm on 2012-10-21 09:13:12 EDT
> ---
> 
> It's working now (F18 Beta TC6). After a minimal install, /etc/vconsole.conf
> has KEYMAP="br-abnt2" as expected.
> 
> Related, the kernel's default console font doesn't have latin characters.
> Since systemd 194, it doesn't load by default latarcyrheb-sun16 anymore [1].
> I need to add FONT="latarcyrheb-sun16" to /etc/vconsole.conf.
> 
> [1]
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2012-October/006817.html
From the referenced email:
> If distributions want to continue to default to a
> non-kernel font or key map they should ship a default
> /etc/vconsole.conf with the appropriate contents.

Lennart, do I understand it correctly that Anaconda should now write FONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 to /etc/vconsole.conf ?

Comment 2 Marcos Mello 2012-10-25 15:20:23 UTC

Probably yes with the recent F18 systemd package update:

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/scm-commits/2012-October/889150.html

btw, will not this break on F17->F18 upgrade because bug 799401 ?

F17 installs have "SYSFONT=True" on /etc/sysconfig/i18n ...

Comment 3 Karel Volný 2012-12-18 16:39:40 UTC

I've just hit this too

> Related, the kernel's default console font doesn't have latin characters.

btw, can the kernel have a font which includes wider character set?
if yes, wouldn't it be better to do the change in kernel?

Comment 4 Marcos Mello 2013-01-06 12:52:46 UTC

It's fixed somehow (without FONT= in /etc/vconsole.conf) after F18 final TC4 (didn't test RC1). dracut?

Comment 5 Vratislav Podzimek 2013-01-07 09:42:50 UTC

Maybe the problem lies somewhere else, please see bug #889710

Comment 6 Adam Williamson 2013-05-30 01:37:21 UTC

I did a minimal install of F19 Beta, I see FONT="latarcyrheb-sun16" in /etc/vconsole.conf and vconsole.font set on cmdline. I think we can close this.