Slackware Aarch64: Raspberry Pi 400 hardware support
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one with the ncurses setup being too big for the screen .
Did the font size increase when you pressed ENTER to activate the console and start the installer, or was it before that? The root's shell profile sets a large font, but I can adjust it to not do that on the RPi400.
When I typed setup, then pressed Enter and the ncurses interface came up. The console font size was OK before and after that.
Are you using the Slackware installer? The font size should increase after you hit ENTER when seeing this message.
I could either set a smaller console font so that the setup menu fits, or leave it unset and use the default font (which is too small on regular monitors).
Yes, used the installer. The problem occurs after the message you quoted, after partitioning, and only in the ncurses interface after entering setup. The console font is OK sizewise. Does the ncurses font setting depend on the console font setting?
Yes, used the installer. The problem occurs after the message you quoted, after partitioning, and only in the ncurses interface after entering setup. The console font is OK sizewise. Does the ncurses font setting depend on the console font setting?
The selected font is used throughout the Virtual Console, unless some app changes it.
For future Installer builds, it'll not set a console font on the RPi400; but if you want to experiment with one that works in the Installer, the command is:
Anyway, I eventually got everything installed, up, and running. So it doesn't prevent installation, just delays it a bit. Maybe something in the ncurses source code?
So, the RPi400 works for you with the standard Slackware Installer and Kernel?
Yes, perfect, thanks.
The problem could be due to this small monitor (10.1") I'm using, although that wouldn't explain the difference in size between the console and ncurses fonts. I've set a suitable size for future console use as ter-v18n.
It's because I configured root's shell profile to use a larger screen font, which allows for comfortable reading on my large monitor.This setup also works well on the screen of the Pinebook Pro.
You don't need to reboot into the Installer to play with the fonts - you can set one from the OS:
Code:
setconsolefont
Find one that works well on the RPi's screen, then test it with the Installer's setup menu:
Code:
cd /tmp;mkdir Z; cd Z
wget https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/slackwareaarch64-current/installer/initrd-armv8.img
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