Nvidiafb and console fonts

Hi,
I don't know if this is the right list to post, but...
Recently, I'm having problems with nvidiafb kernel module. I'm using fb driver to run xorg, but at console, fonts seems a little distorced (sorry for my english, I don't even know if this word really exists , so the bottom of console doesn't appears. It was working last upgrades I did.
Anyone with the same issue?
Thank you.

Generally you can't use true type fonts (or open type fonts) in the console, though you can use them in a terminal emulator running under X. A similar thread on this here may interest you.
Last edited by frabjous (2010-10-03 22:10:46)

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