Debian bug report logs - #1048 kbd reinstall breaks console setup, setfont scrambles display Package: kbd ; Reported by: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson); 127 days old . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: From cus.cam.ac.uk!iwj10 Mon Jun 26 08:42:59 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0sQGJO-0006c9C; Mon, 26 Jun 95 08:42 PDT Received: from bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk by pixar.com with SMTP id AA13299 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 26 Jun 1995 08:41:29 -0700 Received: by bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk (Smail-3.1.29.0 #36) id m0sQGJF-000C0UC; Mon, 26 Jun 95 16:42 BST Received: by chiark id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.32); Mon, 26 Jun 95 12:40 BST Message-Id: Date: Mon, 26 Jun 95 12:40 BST From: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Debian bugs submission address Subject: kbd reinstall breaks console setup, setfont scrambles display Package: kbd Version: 0.90-3 I recently upgraded the kbd package, and was asked whether to install a new rc.boot/console file. Since I hadn't edited it myself, I said yes. The results were that: (a) the keyboard map loaded at boot-time reverted from uk to us. (b) the `setfont' command that I had commented out was reenabled. I had commented out the setfont because it scrambles the console display completely. I don't know why it does this. I also don't see why it is necessary to run setfont at all - surely the default should be not to use it ? In general, configuration files whose contents are generated by prompting the user should *not* be shipped as a file in the package and listed in conffiles, but should instead be handled entirely in the pre/post-inst/rm scripts. Ian. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) : New bug report received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1048 ; Package kbd . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov