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Created attachment 1543685[details]
Japanese characters shown as squares in the TUI on a VT.
Description of problem:
The Anaconda text interface is broken for some non-latin languages (such as Japanese) when running on a virtual terminal (kernel console). Serial consoles are apparently unaffected and can display at least Japanese just fine.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
29.19.0.38-1
How reproducible:
always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. start the installation withe these boot options added:
inst.lang=ja_JP inst.text
Actual results:
The virtual terminal shows squares in place of Japanese characters. Serial console looks fine.
Expected results:
The virtual terminal falls back to English instead of showing squares. If serial console is used, fallback to English is not activated.
Additional info:
This was fixed in RHEL 7 in the past (bzg 1182562), but the fix has likely regressed since then.
Comment 3RHEL Program Management
2021-02-01 07:39:28 UTC
After evaluating this issue, there are no plans to address it further or fix it in an upcoming release. Therefore, it is being closed. If plans change such that this issue will be fixed in an upcoming release, then the bug can be reopened.
Created attachment 1543685 [details] Japanese characters shown as squares in the TUI on a VT. Description of problem: The Anaconda text interface is broken for some non-latin languages (such as Japanese) when running on a virtual terminal (kernel console). Serial consoles are apparently unaffected and can display at least Japanese just fine. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 29.19.0.38-1 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. start the installation withe these boot options added: inst.lang=ja_JP inst.text Actual results: The virtual terminal shows squares in place of Japanese characters. Serial console looks fine. Expected results: The virtual terminal falls back to English instead of showing squares. If serial console is used, fallback to English is not activated. Additional info: This was fixed in RHEL 7 in the past (bzg 1182562), but the fix has likely regressed since then.