unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request

[Steve Langasek]

On every boot, the console-setup job generates a warning about unknown charsets:

# cat /var/log/upstart/console-setup.log
unknown charset unicode - ignoring charset request
Loading /etc/console-setup/cached.kmap.gz
#

This doesn't appear to do any harm - I still get the right keymap on my consoles. But it seems something's not set up quite right here.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: keyboard-configuration 1.70ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 017452a27eca3c8b498abbfa5ef91db9
CheckboxSystem: ecaaad6fa1e0799a0aa1126bf620f39e
Date: Wed Feb 15 22:42:56 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: console-setup
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-08 (99 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alex Moldovan (alexmoldovan)]

Might be related to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/console-data/+bug/917538

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The charset warning may be caused by the dvorak setting. Note however that in my case, the keyboard is properly configured in dvorak on the console, and has for a long time.