From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760173AbXKHBIh (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:08:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757544AbXKHBIa (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:08:30 -0500 Received: from terminus.zytor.com ([198.137.202.10]:36109 "EHLO terminus.zytor.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757492AbXKHBI3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:08:29 -0500 Message-ID: <473260F6.6090808@zytor.com> Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:05:58 -0800 From: "H. Peter Anvin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (X11/20070727) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Morton CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, Samuel Thibault , hannibal@astral.lodz.pl, "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Jan Engelhardt , Bill Nottingham Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9319] New: National characters are not displayed under console. References: <20071107140450.fc6a5cb5.akpm@linux-foundation.org> In-Reply-To: <20071107140450.fc6a5cb5.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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@bugzilla.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@infradead.org >> ReportedBy: hannibal@astral.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? > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/