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nitto - 22.09.2006, 02:58 Uhr
Titel: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

Has anyone else effected with xorg-fonts problems? this seem to start with this last apt upgrade I've made last night.

The symptoms are identical to the previous issue

http://kanotix.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-20254.html

jiro - 22.09.2006, 03:52 Uhr
Titel: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

yes, me too - i can see some fonts (like what i'm typing now) and the rest is just blank space.

Kano - 22.09.2006, 03:54 Uhr
Titel: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

Does this help you?

m -rf /etc/fonts
apt-get install --reinstall --yes -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confmiss -o DPkg::Options::=--force-confnew fontconfig fontconfig-config

fix-fonts -e

jiro - 22.09.2006, 07:06 Uhr
Titel: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

no - actually made things slightly worse - now i can't see the font at the kdm login screen. (btw - the first command i assumed was "rm" not "m")

maybe this is a clue: some of the blank (invisible) text appears when i mouse over it or select it

eco2geek - 22.09.2006, 07:18 Uhr
Titel: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

Are you using accellerated video drivers?

Did you reinstall them?

<edit> What I'm saying is, I had the same problem, until I ran the "update-scripts-kanotix.sh" and "install-nvidia-debian.sh" scripts after the dist-upgrade.

nitto - 22.09.2006, 09:24 Uhr
Titel: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

I actually couldn't see the last few lines of what "eco2geek" wrote about re-installing the video drivers (in my case nVidia) so, once I did:

Code:

update-scripts-kanotix.sh

and then

Code:

install-nvidia-debian.sh

after the dist-upgrade

everything worked smooth again....

thanks Sehr glücklich

jiro - 22.09.2006, 13:54 Uhr
Titel: Re: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

eco2geek hat folgendes geschrieben::

I had the same problem, until I ran the "update-scripts-kanotix.sh" and "install-nvidia-debian.sh" scripts after the dist-upgrade.

I just tried that and there is no change. Fonts are still "now you see 'em, now you don't."

actually, i don't think this should be called a "font problem" but a display problem.

here is another bug, which may or may not be related:
1. go into console mode using [CTRL] + [ALT] + [F1].
2. enter "init 3"
3. instead of going straight into single-user mode, the screen blanks out and presents me with another console log-in.
4. then i can log in to another console (i think it's called TTY2), and THEN i can enter "init 3" to get the expected result, i.e. single-user mode

if this is not related, maybe i'll start another thread...

h2 - 22.09.2006, 20:09 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

<< Fonts are still "now you see 'em, now you don't." >>

Zitat:

The new kde 3.5.4 may distort or break the fonts in gtk applications.
The fix for this is simple. After the dist-upgrade, when you're back in kde:

1. Go in kcontrol (control center) -> Appearances and Themes -> Fonts
2. Disable antialiased fonts ( uncheck the box if checked )
3. Save [apply], Re-enable [check] again, and save [apply] again

jiro - 27.09.2006, 06:15 Uhr
Titel: RE: Re: RE: dissapearing fonts after last apt upgrade

tried that, but no changes. still can't see most of the text on screen. maybe i'll just have to bite the bullet and reinstall. is there a way to generate a list of all programs i've added (with apt) since my last install? i realize my config settings are kept, but it would be nice to know all the little progs i've added