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authorThomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>2019-11-03 04:46:15 +0100
committerThomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>2019-11-24 20:59:06 +0100
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Add support for a custom font at boot
Signed-off-by: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/doc/genkernel.8.txt b/doc/genkernel.8.txt
index 3932e3d0..bee30177 100644
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@@ -384,6 +384,16 @@ INITIALIZATION
When set to *runtime*, genkernel will not embed any SSH host key in
initramfs and dropbear will generate needed host key at runtime (`dropbear -R`).
+*--boot-font*=<current|<file>|none>::
+ When set to *current*, genkernel will use "setfont" to dump and embed
+ current active console font into initramfs.
+ When set to a *PC Screen Font file*, genkernel will embed that font
+ into initramfs.
+ When set to *none*, genkernel will not embed any font file in initramfs.
+ In case a font was embedded into initramfs, genkernel will load that
+ font early on boot. See *gk.bootfont.disabled* kernel parameter for
+ disabling that feature at runtime.
+
*--bootloader*=<grub|grub2>::
Add new kernel to GRUB or GRUB2 configuration.
@@ -772,6 +782,11 @@ when not set. This will allow remote user to provide answer through
*debug*::
Drop into a debug shell early in the process.
+*gk.bootfont.disabled*=<...>::
+ By default, if a bootfont is embedded within initramfs, genkernel
+ will load that font. This boolean option allows you to disable
+ loading of the user embedded bootfont.
+
*gk.log.disabled*=<...>::
By default, any shown message and external command calls will be logged
to '/tmp/init.log' in initramfs. This boolean option allows you to