calamares: Explicitly set /etc/vconsole.conf font #4770
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@EbonJaeger @silkeh The wise move here is probably for the two of you to coordinate the landing of the CBM + Calamares stuff? Feel free to commandeer this PR. I only put it up in the spirit of showing my view on how we might approach the "make the boot-time experience for LUKS users and people troubleshooting a little more ergonomic." to Silke after the discussion the other day. |
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**Summary** As part of the CBM changes in [1], CBM will now parse the system `/etc/vconsole.conf` file and explicitly set the corresponding `rd.vconsole.font=(...) rd.vconsole.keymap=(...)` options on the kernel commandline, such that they are used in rescue initrd shells. [1]: getsolus/clr-boot-manager#7 To make it clearer and more discoverable to the user what these variables are currently set to in the root fs, the present change ensures that the Solus default font selection of the terminus 32px bold console font with unicode support (ter-v32b), will now also be explicitly listed on the kernel command line for troubleshooting/rescue purposes via CBM. This is primarily an ergonomics change meant to help Solus users understand how to influence these settings in the face of error modes that prevent them from logging in via their normal graphical session. The consensus seemed to be that this PR ought to be followed up by a Documentation PR on the help center, expanding on the options between which the user can choose in terms of font sizes, font styles, and keyboard mappings, should they need to change the settings for whatever reason. Signed-off-by: Rune Morling <[email protected]>
**Summary** Release notes can be found [here](https://github.com/getsolus/clr-boot-manager/releases/tag/solus-3.6.0).
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Summary
As part of the CBM changes in CBM PR 7, CBM will now parse the system
/etc/vconsole.conffile and explicitly set the correspondingrd.vconsole.font=(...) rd.vconsole.keymap=(...)options on the kernel commandline, such that they are used in rescue initrd shells.
To make it clearer and more discoverable to the user what these variables are currently set to in the root fs, the present change ensures that, on new installs, the Solus default font selection of the terminus 32px bold console font with unicode support (ter-v32b), will now also be explicitly listed on the kernel command line for troubleshooting/rescue purposes via CBM.
This is primarily an ergonomics change meant to help Solus users understand how to influence these settings in the face of error modes that prevent them from logging in via their normal graphical session.
The consensus seemed to be that this PR ought to be followed up by a Documentation PR on the help center, expanding on the options between which the user can choose in terms of font sizes, font styles, and keyboard mappings, should they need to change the settings for whatever reason.
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