console fonts

John de la Garza john at jjdev.com
Sat Sep 20 09:47:10 EDT 2014


On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 08:12:23PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> the kernel EFI framebuffer driver is "odd", and probably can not support
> your console fonts.  I know mine can not, sorry.
> 

When the machine first starts loading the kernel it swtiches from the tiny
fonts that gummiboot uses to the Sparc 12x22 fonts, then switches back.

What framebuffer driver is being used when the kernel first starts
loading?  I tried disabling the EFI-based Framebuffer thinking it would
not switch, but this causes no output at all after gummiboot.

My point is, my system *does* show the fonts I want (for a second) so this
makes me think it can support this.



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