Unless somebody demonstrates that setupcon is using truly wacky ioctls that should never work, I claim that this is a kernel bug; console-setup doesn't handle VT switches.
** Changed in: console-setup (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: console-setup => linux-source-2.6.17 -- correct font is not restore after switch back from X https://launchpad.net/bugs/60600 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs