diff -up kbd-1.15.2/src/unicode_start.orig kbd-1.15.2/src/unicode_start

--- kbd-1.15.2/src/unicode_start.orig	2011-01-05 13:28:22.079662644 +0100

+++ kbd-1.15.2/src/unicode_start	2011-01-05 13:29:01.327353698 +0100

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ stty iutf8

 # have a Unicode map attached, or explicitly specified, e.g.,

 # by giving `def.uni' as a second argument.

+DEFAULT_UNICODE_FONT=latarcyrheb-sun16

+# Also drdos8x16 is a good candidate.

+

 case "$#" in

 	2)

 		setfont "$1" -u "$2"

@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ case "$#" in

 		setfont "$1"

 		;;

 	0)

+		setfont $DEFAULT_UNICODE_FONT

 		;;

 	*)

 		echo "usage: unicode_start [font [unicode map]]"