Have a look at /etc/kbd/config if you need to setup a specific font
at boot-time.

 The kernel's builtin keymap is saved in /var/lib/kbd/ before loading
a new one on boot.  This saved keymap is used by kbdconfig when it
feels it needs to restore a working keymap.  This saved keymap is
deleted on reboot/halt to cope with changes in the builtin keymap.
This is done by the /etc/init.d/keymaps.sh script.

 `showfont' has been renamed `shfont' because there is a showfont
program provided by the xcontrib package.

 The Agafari ethiopic fonts were not included because it's a bit
unclear whether they should be distributed. Please use Goha or
GohaClassic if you want the Ethiopic script.
 See /usr/kbd/doc/README.Ethiopic for details.