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Updated Console Information for New Bootscript

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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-scripts-console">
9  <?dbhtml filename="console.html"?>
10  <title>Configuring the Linux Console</title>
11
12  <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-console">
13    <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
14  <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
15
16  <para>This section discusses how to configure the <command>i18n</command>
17  bootscript that sets up the keyboard map and the console font. If non-ASCII
18  characters (e.g., the British pound sign and Euro character) will not be
19  used and the keyboard is a U.S. one, skip this section. Without the
20  configuration file, the <command>console</command> bootscript will do
21  nothing.</para>
22
23  <para>The <command>i18n</command> script reads the
24  <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file for configuration
25  information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various
26  language-specific HOWTO's can also help with this (see <ulink
27  url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>. A pre-made
28  <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> file with known settings for
29  several countries was installed with the CLFS-Bootscripts package, so the
30  relevant section can be uncommented if the country is supported. If still
31  in doubt, look in the <filename class="directory">/usr/share/consolefonts</filename>
32  for valid screen fonts and <filename class="directory">/usr/share/keymaps</filename>
33  for valid keymaps.</para>
34
35  <para>The default <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> is set up for UTF-8
36  using the us keymap. You will need to edit the file to your specific needs.
37  The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/i18n</filename> has additional information it to
38  help you to assist in configuring.</para>
39
40</sect1>
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