Bug#561008: console-setup: approximations for 'toilet -f future' symbols look different before and after X

[Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>]

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 09:16:43PM +0100, Francesco Poli wrote:
> 
>  b) console resolution becomes equal to the one used for the X session
> (e.g. 1280x1024, checked with the LCD monitor on screen display), even
> though it was lower, before starting X

This is somewhat strange because it is possible only if the console uses 
framebuffer.  Have you configured framebuffer?  Or maybe the new version 
of X automatically loads the framebuffer driver (I have no idea).

>  d) if I become root and issue the 'setupcon' command, 'toilet -f
> future' symbols work correctly again (without even the broken joints
> problem...), but the screen resolution stays as in the X session

The joints are never broken if framebuffer is used because the size of 
the symbols on the console is reduced to 8x16 pixels compared to 9x16 
when the usual text mode is used.

Anton Zinoviev