Subject: Re: YDL: console font ?
From: johan h. buelens (johan@illuminati.be)
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 20:34:11 MDT
yes, i want the open firmware font. other fonts i found with xfontsel or
consolechars don't com close, so preventing linux from superceding the font in
the first place is probbly the only thing to do.
not being a kernel hacker, do you have some pointers as to where to look in the
kernel code ?
many thanks,
johan
Robert Vogt IV wrote:
>
> Johan,
>
> > upon booting, my powerbook G4 displays a very small but very readable font,
> > which however disappears as soon as the linux kernel kicks in.
> >
> > can somebody tell me how to restore that font under linux ?
>
> Are you referring to the Open Firmware font used by yaboot? If so
> - the Linux kernel overwrites the 'default' font with its own... you can
> either comment out that section of the kernel (which may not be the
> correct solution) or see which of the default installed fonts is
> closest. Try using Terminal in an X session and playing w/ the font
> controls. Once you figure out which font it is, you should be able to set
> the kernel to use it (don't remember the exact command at the moment).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -Robert Vogt IV
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