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Bug 176786 - When LC_ALL != EN, bootup messages (eg. fsck) display wrong characters
Summary: When LC_ALL != EN, bootup messages (eg. fsck) display wrong characters
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] baselayout (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Keywords: InVCS
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Reported: 2007-05-02 10:38 UTC by VPN-User
Modified: 2007-05-04 15:38 UTC (History)
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Description VPN-User 2007-05-02 10:38:30 UTC 
When LC_ALL != EN, bootup messages (eg. fsck) display wrong characters when system is configured to use unicode. I think it's because consolefont and keymaps aren't loaded that early. Perhaps we should load them first before trying to display anything.

My LC_ALL is "de_DE.UTF-8" and I get defective umlauts when fsck runs.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Configure system to use unicode
2. Set LC_ALL to use a non-english language with non-ascii characters
3. Force an fsck for next reboot

Actual Results:  
Wrong characters displayed

Expected Results:  
Correct characters? ;-)
Comment 1 Roy Marples (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-02 11:53:14 UTC 
We already have this fixed in our svn, will be in baselayout-2.0.0_alpha2
Comment 2 Roy Marples (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-04 15:38:39 UTC 
Fixed in baselayout-2.0.0_alpha2