On 09/08/2007 10:49 AM, Robert Epprecht wrote:
"Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net> writes:I don't know exactly the function of APP_CHARSET_MAP in /etc/console-tools/config, but you could try setting it for the VC's in questions, e.g.APP_CHARSET_MAP_vc8=iso05 APP_CHARSET_MAP_vc9=iso05This *does* has an effect: if I press german umlauts then different garbage is displayed than without ;-)Iso05 may be wrong for your system. Use what you think is most appropriate.Where can I find out what other possibilities I have, and what they mean?
dpkg -L console-tools | grep manThat should show some candidate manual pages. I haven't found the iso05 part, and I don't think it's documented.
What could be appropriate on ordinary PC hardware for english and german? How could I find out what consoles 1-6 use (which seems right)?
Try iso01 through iso06.
BTW: I have no idea which program uses /etc/console-tools/config and where it is called in the boot process and under which name.Thanks for insights, Robert Epprecht
It looks like it's /etc/rcS.d/S48console-screen.sh.It might also be a good idea to do "dpkg-reconfigure locales"; that might set up your consoles for your default locale.
How do you attempt to enter German umlauts? How would you enter "ö" at the console?