how to display chinese font in console?

bluephoenix · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 94

I just installed gentoo without X. I fully followed the handbook to set the "locale" to support zh_CN.UTF-8. I used systemd instead of openrc.
But when I input "date" command, the output is just the number without "year", "month" and "day". Instead the write blocks were displayed.
When I switch the locale from zh_CN.UTF-8 to en_US.UTF-8, all outputs are correct.
So I know there is something wrong with the "Chinese" in my system. I checked the answer by search engine. They said I should install "zhcon" tool to solve it or make some patch to the kernel. I tried the first method, zhcon works fine, but I need to input the command after every rebooting. It is too aboring. And I don't believe I really need to patch the kernel even the kernel developed so long time and it still cannot support chinese well.

So I come here to find if there is some simple way to solve this issue.

(I can support Chinese well in X when I installed other machine before. This time I just want to solve the PURE console Chinese display issue)

Thank you!

yngwin

charles17 · Advocate Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 2799

There is https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Localization/Guide#systemd and there should also be something like consolefont in https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Systemd#Native_services

bluephoenix · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 94

Thanks to the above answer and help!

But these are not my favorite answer. I just follow the systemd wiki and did everything and I didn't get the correct Chinese font display. And I know how to add the zhcon to the start script but I think which is not a CLEAN way.

I just want to find out the CLEAN way. So I am still here to wait for the final answer and I will also try to find out it.

Thanks everybody!

steveL · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:37 pm Post subject:

bluephoenix · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 94

Thanks, steveL
Somehow, I agree with you. I do think systemd is not a so CLEAN and mature software. I face some trouble with it these days.
But systemd's fast booting is really charming. I am so difficult to abundan it.

steveL · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 5:06 pm Post subject:

Blimey, how often do you reboot? ;-)

Seriously, use whatever tf what you want; that's the point of Gentoo and Linux.

I just really do not notice bootup, except when more than one partition needs a fsck, and that's normally done by the time I've found my tea.

bluephoenix · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 94

indeed, I prepare to use gentoo in some embedded system. Later I must consider the real user could reboot their box more often. I don't want them to feel aboring caused by their waiting for box booting.

That's why. ohm~