Public bug reported: When I specify a large font file using the FONT variable in .console- setup, setupcon fails to load the font, reporting "putfont: KDFONTOP: Invalid argument". If I specify the same font by setting CODESET, FONTFACE, and FONTSIZE, the setupcon loads it fine.
For instance, if I have the following files: bjh21@sole:~$ tail .console-setup.test* ==> .console-setup.test1 <== VERBOSE_OUTPUT="no" ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]" CHARMAP="UTF-8" CODESET="Uni2" FONTFACE="Terminus" FONTSIZE="32x16" ==> .console-setup.test2 <== VERBOSE_OUTPUT="no" ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]" CHARMAP="UTF-8" FONT=Uni2-Terminus32x16.psf.gz ==> .console-setup.test3 <== VERBOSE_OUTPUT="no" ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]" CHARMAP="UTF-8" FONT=Uni2-Terminus16.psf.gz Running "setupcon test1" correctly loads Uni2-Terminus32x16, but "setupcon test2" does not, reporting "putfont: KDFONTOP: Invalid argument". "setupcon test3" works, demonstrating that not all uses of FONT are broken. I've attached the verbose output from "setupcon -v test2". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: console-setup 1.178ubuntu2.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-88.88-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-88-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.11 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu Date: Thu Feb 27 20:40:08 2020 DistributionChannelDescriptor: # This is a distribution channel descriptor # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor canonical-oem-motts-20100121-3 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-06-09 (3550 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu GNU/Linux 9.10 "Karmic" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20100121-21:52 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: console-setup UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: console-setup (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug bionic i386 ** Attachment added: "Output from "setupcon -v test2"" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1865088/+attachment/5331723/+files/setupcon.out -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1865088 Title: setupcon cannot handle large fonts in FONT, "putfont: KDFONTOP: Invalid argument" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-setup/+bug/1865088/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
