Linux console handling improvements for Hardy
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Colin Watson
The switch to console-setup in 6.10 went quite well, but our console handling needs some further improvements. We should switch to kbd to fix some corner cases in font handling. console-setup needs internationalis
The console font is often not restored when switching back from X. Apparently (daniels) this is the driver's responsibility, usually implemented with vgaHWSave/
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- Scott James Remnant (Canonical)
- Priority:
- Medium
- Drafter:
- Colin Watson
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- None
- Definition:
- Review
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
- Implemented
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Bryce Harrington
- Completed by
- Colin Watson
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