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From: Fernando Rodriguez <frodriguez.developer@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] vncserver: could not open default font 'fixed'
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 02:58:19
Message-Id: BLU437-SMTP11E7BC5D75A7E432A3D3F28DA30@phx.gbl
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] vncserver: could not open default font 'fixed' by Fernando Rodriguez
1 On Friday, June 19, 2015 10:12:24 PM Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
2 > Hello,
3 >
4 > After getting rid of the nls use flag (updated make.conf and ran: emerge -
5 vauDN
6 > --with-bdeps=y @world && emerge --depclean) I'm getting this error when I
7 try
8 > to start vncserver (tightvnc):
9 >
10 > Couldn't start Xvnc; trying default font path.
11 > Please set correct fontPath in the vncserver script.
12 > Couldn't start Xvnc process.
13 >
14 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.10
15 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 Copyright (C) 2000-2009 TightVNC Group
16 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
17 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 All Rights Reserved.
18 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
19 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 Desktop name 'X' (navi:1)
20 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t
21 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
22 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
23 > 19/06/15 21:43:38 URL http://navi:5801
24 > Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/Type1/' not found - ignoring
25 >
26 > Fatal server error:
27 > could not open default font 'fixed'
28 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.10
29 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 Copyright (C) 2000-2009 TightVNC Group
30 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
31 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 All Rights Reserved.
32 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
33 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 Desktop name 'X' (navi:1)
34 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t
35 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
36 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
37 > 19/06/15 21:43:39 URL http://navi:5801
38 > Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/' not found - ignoring
39 > Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/' not found - ignoring
40 >
41 > Fatal server error:
42 > could not open default font 'fixed'
43 >
44 >
45 > Did I removed a font package needed by vnc? I've tried rebuilding tightvnc
46 > with no luck.
47 >
48
49 I got it. It looks like it needs media-fonts/font-misc-misc[nls].
50 --
51 Fernando Rodriguez

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