Bug#759657: console-setup w/ systemd forgets font setting
On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 03:54:01PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > Dear console-setup maintainers, this bug has been reported quite some > time ago: is there any progress on this? In order to be honest, I must admit that I don't use systemd in my systems. I find the behaviour of systemd too complex and so far I haven't have enough time to learn how exactly it works. Therefore, for the time being I am not qualified to work on this bug. However console-setup has many contributors. Hopefully one of them will be able to fix this bug. Anton Zinoviev
Bug#759657: console-setup w/ systemd forgets font setting
On Wed, 9 Dec 2015 16:42:34 +0200 Anton Zinoviev wrote: > On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 03:54:01PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote: > > > > Dear console-setup maintainers, this bug has been reported quite some > > time ago: is there any progress on this? > > In order to be honest, I must admit that I don't use systemd in my > systems. I find the behaviour of systemd too complex and so far I > haven't have enough time to learn how exactly it works. Hello Anton, thanks for explaining and for your intellectual honesty (which is always appreciated!). I can understand and even sympathize with your position. I am no systemd enthusiast either, even though I must admit that it does have some advantages over sysvinit. Nonetheless, systemd is the current default init system in Debian, hence we have to learn how to live with it (or otherwise find a better alternative and persuade the Debian Project to switch to it as default...). > Therefore, for > the time being I am not qualified to work on this bug. > > However console-setup has many contributors. Hopefully one of them > will be able to fix this bug. OK, but perhaps there are better ways to express this than silently waiting for someone to come to the rescue... ;-) One possible way is adding the "help" tag to this bug report. I see [1] that there are currently 3 bug reports for console-setup which are tagged "help" and haven't received much help yet. So, maybe, the "help" tag is not too effective... Have you considered the possibility to (also) file a RFH bug report against wnpp [2] for console-setup? [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=help&pend-exc=pending-fixed&pend-exc=fixed&pend-exc=done&src=console-setup [2] https://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/ (as you sure already know) I hope a good fix for the issue may be found soon. Bye. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! . Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE pgpNbuGJR200A.pgp Description: PGP signature
Processed: reassign 751955 to console-setup, affects 751955
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > reassign 751955 console-setup 1.134 Bug #751955 [initramfs-tools] initramfs-tools: Warning: error while trying to store keymap file - ignoring request to install /etc/boottime.kmap.gz Bug reassigned from package 'initramfs-tools' to 'console-setup'. No longer marked as found in versions initramfs-tools/0.120 and initramfs-tools/0.115. Ignoring request to alter fixed versions of bug #751955 to the same values previously set Bug #751955 [console-setup] initramfs-tools: Warning: error while trying to store keymap file - ignoring request to install /etc/boottime.kmap.gz Marked as found in versions console-setup/1.134. > affects 751955 initramfs-tools Bug #751955 [console-setup] initramfs-tools: Warning: error while trying to store keymap file - ignoring request to install /etc/boottime.kmap.gz Added indication that 751955 affects initramfs-tools > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 751955: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=751955 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems
Bug#759657: console-setup w/ systemd forgets font setting
Eric Cooper, on Thu 19 Nov 2015 13:31:57 -0500, wrote: > While booting, it looks like the font switches from VGA to Terminus > during the boot messages. But then the screen is cleared and the > getty login prompts are back in VGA. If I run "setupcon" manually, it > changes to Terminus. So it seems like something is resetting the font back to VGA (and it's not console-setup, which loads Terminus). systemd people, do you have any idea? This has started happening with the switch to systemd. Samuel
Bug#759657: console-setup w/ systemd forgets font setting
Am 10.12.2015 um 00:55 schrieb Samuel Thibault: > Eric Cooper, on Thu 19 Nov 2015 13:31:57 -0500, wrote: >> While booting, it looks like the font switches from VGA to Terminus >> during the boot messages. But then the screen is cleared and the >> getty login prompts are back in VGA. If I run "setupcon" manually, it >> changes to Terminus. > > So it seems like something is resetting the font back to VGA (and it's > not console-setup, which loads Terminus). > > systemd people, do you have any idea? This has started happening with > the switch to systemd. Doesn't happen here. Can you provide steps how we can reproduce the issue? -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#759657: console-setup w/ systemd forgets font setting
Am 10.12.2015 um 03:47 schrieb Michael Biebl: > ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="vtconsole", KERNEL=="vtcon*", > RUN+="/bin/setupcon" Unfortunate wrapping by the MUA. This should be in one line, no line break: ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="vtconsole", KERNEL=="vtcon*", RUN+="/bin/setupcon" -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#759657: console-setup w/ systemd forgets font setting
Am 10.12.2015 um 00:55 schrieb Samuel Thibault: > Eric Cooper, on Thu 19 Nov 2015 13:31:57 -0500, wrote: >> While booting, it looks like the font switches from VGA to Terminus >> during the boot messages. But then the screen is cleared and the >> getty login prompts are back in VGA. If I run "setupcon" manually, it >> changes to Terminus. > > So it seems like something is resetting the font back to VGA (and it's > not console-setup, which loads Terminus). > > systemd people, do you have any idea? This has started happening with > the switch to systemd. From a cursory look, it doesn't seem to be caused by systemd itself but it's a race condition and the way console-setup works. And the timing under systemd might simply the different then under sysvinit (it's usually faster). When Karsten added the dependency on udev settle, it probably just changed the timing (by delaying it a little) so made it less likely to happen. It might be, that loading the KMS module resets the font. So maybe console-setup should run when hardware shows up. This is a shot in the dark, but can you try and create the following udev rules file: $ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/90-setupcon.rules ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="vtconsole", KERNEL=="vtcon*", RUN+="/bin/setupcon" Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
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