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| -rw-r--r-- | loader2/lang.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/loader2/lang.c b/loader2/lang.c index ee1ef1042..2b90e329b 100644 --- a/loader2/lang.c +++ b/loader2/lang.c @@ -227,8 +227,10 @@ static int setupLanguage(int choice, int flags) { int i; logMessage("going to set language to %s", languages[choice].lc_all); - /* load the language only if it is displayable */ - if (!strcmp(languages[choice].font, "bterm") && startBterm(flags)) { + /* load the language only if it is displayable. if they're using + * a serial console, we hope it's smart enough */ + if (!strcmp(languages[choice].font, "bterm") && !FL_SERIAL(flags) && + startBterm(flags)) { if (FL_KICKSTART(flags)) return 0; newtWinMessage("Language Unavailable", "OK", @@ -384,8 +386,10 @@ int chooseLanguage(char ** lang, int flags) { /* this can't happen */ if (i == numLanguages) abort(); - /* load the language only if it is displayable */ - if (!strcmp(languages[choice].font, "bterm") && startBterm(flags)) { + /* load the language only if it is displayable. assume that if they're + * on a serial console that their terminal is smart. */ + if (!strcmp(languages[choice].font, "bterm") && !FL_SERIAL(flags) && + startBterm(flags)) { newtWinMessage("Language Unavailable", "OK", "%s display is unavailable in text mode. The " "installation will continue in English until the " |