diff -Naur busybox.orig/console-tools/Config.in busybox/console-tools/Config.in
--- busybox.orig/console-tools/Config.in	2008-08-17 19:02:50 +0000
+++ busybox/console-tools/Config.in	2008-08-17 19:13:52 +0000
@@ -101,6 +101,21 @@
 	help
 	  Allows to load console screen map. Useful for i18n.
 
+config FEATURE_SETFONT_TEXTUAL_MAP
+	bool "Support reading textual screen maps"
+	default n
+	depends on SETFONT
+	help
+	  Support reading textual screen maps.
+
+config DEFAULT_SETFONT_DIR
+	string "Default directory for console-tools files"
+	default "/lib/kbd"
+	depends on SETFONT
+	help
+	  Default directory for console-tools files.
+	  Defaults to "/lib/kbd"
+
 config SETKEYCODES
 	bool "setkeycodes"
 	default n
diff -Naur busybox.orig/console-tools/loadfont.c busybox/console-tools/loadfont.c
--- busybox.orig/console-tools/loadfont.c	2008-08-17 19:02:50 +0000
+++ busybox/console-tools/loadfont.c	2008-08-17 19:14:32 +0000
@@ -166,6 +166,37 @@
 #endif
 
 #if ENABLE_SETFONT
+
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SETFONT_TEXTUAL_MAP
+static FAST_FUNC int ctoi(char *s)
+{
+	int i = -1;
+
+	if (s[0] == '\'' && s[1] != '\0' && s[2] == '\'' && s[3] == '\0')
+		return s[1];
+
+	// U+ means 0x
+	if (s[0] == 'U' && s[1] == '+') {
+		s[0] = '0'; s[1] = 'x';
+	}
+	if (s[0] == '0') {
+		if (s[1] == 'x') {
+			i = 16;
+			s += 2;
+		} else {
+			i = 8;
+			s++;
+		}
+	} else if (isdigit(s[0])) 
+		i = 10;
+
+	if (i > 0)
+		i = xstrtoul_range(s, i, 0, 65535);
+
+	return i;
+}
+#endif
+
 int setfont_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int setfont_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 {
@@ -178,6 +209,8 @@
 	getopt32(argv, "m:", &mapfilename);
 	argv += optind;
 
+	// goto default fonts location. don't die if doesn't exist.
+	chdir(CONFIG_DEFAULT_SETFONT_DIR "/consolefonts");
 	// load font
 	len = 32*1024; // can't be larger
 	psfhdr = (struct psf_header *) xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(*argv, &len);
@@ -186,10 +219,62 @@
 
 	// load the screen map, if any
 	if (option_mask32 & 1) { // -m
-		void *map = xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(mapfilename, &len);
-		if (len == E_TABSZ || len == 2*E_TABSZ) {
-			xioctl(fd, (len == 2*E_TABSZ) ? PIO_UNISCRNMAP : PIO_SCRNMAP, map);
+		unsigned mode = PIO_SCRNMAP;
+		void *map;
+		// goto default keymaps location
+		chdir(CONFIG_DEFAULT_SETFONT_DIR "/consoletrans");
+		// fetch keymap
+		map = xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(mapfilename, &len);
+		if (!map)
+			bb_perror_msg_and_die(mapfilename);
+		// file size is 256 or 512 bytes? -> assume binary map
+		if (len == E_TABSZ || len == E_TABSZ*sizeof(unsigned short)) {
+			if (len == 2*E_TABSZ)
+				mode = PIO_UNISCRNMAP;
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_SETFONT_TEXTUAL_MAP
+		// assume textual map
+		} else {
+			char *token[2];
+			parser_t *parser;
+			if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
+				free(map);
+			map = xmalloc(E_TABSZ * sizeof(unsigned short));
+#define unicodes ((unsigned short *)map)
+			// fill vanilla map
+			for (int i = 0; i < E_TABSZ; i++)
+				unicodes[i] = 0xF000 + i;
+
+			parser = config_open(mapfilename);
+			while (config_read(parser, token, 2, 2, "# \t", PARSE_NORMAL | PARSE_MIN_DIE)) {
+				// parse code/value pair
+				int a = ctoi(token[0]);
+				int b = ctoi(token[1]);
+				if (a < 0 || a >= E_TABSZ ||
+				    b < 0 || b > 65535)
+					bb_error_msg_and_die("map format");
+				// patch map
+				unicodes[a] = b;
+				// unicode character is met?
+				if (b > 255)
+					mode = PIO_UNISCRNMAP;
+			}
+			if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
+				config_close(parser);
+
+			if (mode != PIO_UNISCRNMAP) {
+				for (int i = 0; i < E_TABSZ; i++)
+#define asciis ((unsigned char *)map)
+					asciis[i] = unicodes[i];
+#undef asciis
+			}
+#undef unicodes
+#endif // ENABLE_FEATURE_SETFONT_TEXTUAL_MAP
 		}
+		// do set screen map
+		xioctl(fd, mode, map);
+
+		if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
+			free(map);
 	}
 
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;