if echo "$LOCALE" | /bin/grep -qi utf ; then
  stat_busy "Setting Consoles to UTF-8 mode"
  # UTF-8 consoles are default since 2.6.24 kernel
  # this code is needed not only for older kernels,
  # but also when user has set vt.default_utf8=0 but LOCALE is *.UTF-8.
  for i in /dev/tty[0-9]*; do
    /usr/bin/kbd_mode -u < ${i}
    printf "\033%%G" > ${i}
  done
  # the $CONSOLE check helps us avoid this when running scripts from cron
  echo 'if [ "$CONSOLE" = "" -a "$TERM" = "linux" -a -t 1 ]; then printf "\033%%G"; fi' >>/etc/profile.d/locale.sh
  stat_done