[Pkg-kbd-devel] Bug#420832: console-setup: setupcon --save-only option

[Colin Watson]

Package: console-setup
Version: 1.15
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

I have found it useful to have a --save-only option to setupcon, which
acts like 'setupcon --save' except that it does *not* attempt to set the
keyboard or font immediately. This is useful so that you can run
'setupcon --save-only' while in X to get the keymap and font onto the
root filesystem, e.g. on upgrade, and avoid triggering problems caused
by some kernel console drivers (at least vgacon) being fundamentally
unable to change the font only on some virtual consoles and corrupting
video memory if you try.

The attached patch implements this option.

Thanks,

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]
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