--- linux-2.6.7/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c.orig	2004-06-16 18:24:04.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.7/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c	2004-06-18 23:12:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -617,6 +617,15 @@
 	if (p->userfont) {
 		REFCOUNT(p->fontdata)++;
 		charcnt = FNTCHARCNT(p->fontdata);
+	} else if(!p->fontdata) {
+		struct font_desc *font = NULL;
+		if (!fontname[0] || !(font = find_font(fontname)))
+			font = get_default_font(info->var.xres,
+						   info->var.yres);
+		vc->vc_font.width = font->width;
+		vc->vc_font.height = font->height;
+		vc->vc_font.data = p->fontdata = font->data;
+		vc->vc_font.charcount = 256; /* FIXME  Need to support more fonts */
 	}
 	con_copy_unimap(vc->vc_num, display_fg);