Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 454937
Eterm won't start due to missing fonts
Last modified: 2009-05-18 22:10:03 EDT
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #454936 +++ Description of problem: eterm package seems to be missing some font dependencies, because after installing it it won't start. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): eterm-0.9.4-8.fc8 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum install eterm 2. try running Eterm Actual results: $ Eterm Eterm: Error: Unable to load font "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-p-56-iso8859-1". Falling back on "fixed" Eterm: Error: Unable to load font "-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-*-iso10646-1". Falling back on "k14" Eterm: FATAL: Couldn't load the fallback font either. Giving up. Expected results: It should work.
eterm-0.9.5-1.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8
eterm-0.9.5-1.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9
eterm-0.9.5-1.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update eterm'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-7500
eterm-0.9.5-1.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update eterm'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2008-7549
eterm-0.9.5-1.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
eterm-0.9.5-1.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Just installed via yum install eterm on Fedora release 10 (Cambridge) Linux 2.6.27.12-170.2.5.fc10.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jan 21 01:33:24 EST 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux When running Eterm command the above error is still given: Eterm: Error: Unable to load font "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-p-56-iso8859-1". Falling back on "fixed" Eterm: Error: Unable to load font "-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-*-iso10646-1". Falling back on "k14" Eterm: FATAL: Couldn't load the fallback font either. Giving up.
Missed this, reopened.
OK, seems like xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi is needed. Will roll a update soon.
eterm-0.9.5-4.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/eterm-0.9.5-4.fc9
eterm-0.9.5-4.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/eterm-0.9.5-4.fc10
eterm-0.9.5-4.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
eterm-0.9.5-4.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
0.9.5-4.fc10 problem still persists.
Uhm...
Installing xorg-x11-fonts-misc.noarch fixes this for me.
Thanks Tim, I found out too after doing a clean minimal install.
eterm-0.9.5-5.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/eterm-0.9.5-5.fc9
eterm-0.9.5-5.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/eterm-0.9.5-5.fc10
eterm-0.9.5-5.fc11 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 11. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/eterm-0.9.5-5.fc11
eterm-0.9.5-5.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
eterm-0.9.5-5.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
eterm-0.9.5-5.fc11 has been pushed to the Fedora 11 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.