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From: Fernando Rodriguez <frodriguez.developer@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] vncserver: could not open default font 'fixed'
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 02:13:38
Message-Id: 3168853.NQWfXskMMV@navi
1 Hello,
2
3 After getting rid of the nls use flag (updated make.conf and ran: emerge -vauDN
4 --with-bdeps=y @world && emerge --depclean) I'm getting this error when I try
5 to start vncserver (tightvnc):
6
7 Couldn't start Xvnc; trying default font path.
8 Please set correct fontPath in the vncserver script.
9 Couldn't start Xvnc process.
10
11 19/06/15 21:43:38 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.10
12 19/06/15 21:43:38 Copyright (C) 2000-2009 TightVNC Group
13 19/06/15 21:43:38 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
14 19/06/15 21:43:38 All Rights Reserved.
15 19/06/15 21:43:38 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
16 19/06/15 21:43:38 Desktop name 'X' (navi:1)
17 19/06/15 21:43:38 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t
18 19/06/15 21:43:38 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
19 19/06/15 21:43:38 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
20 19/06/15 21:43:38 URL http://navi:5801
21 Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/Type1/' not found - ignoring
22
23 Fatal server error:
24 could not open default font 'fixed'
25 19/06/15 21:43:39 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.10
26 19/06/15 21:43:39 Copyright (C) 2000-2009 TightVNC Group
27 19/06/15 21:43:39 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
28 19/06/15 21:43:39 All Rights Reserved.
29 19/06/15 21:43:39 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
30 19/06/15 21:43:39 Desktop name 'X' (navi:1)
31 19/06/15 21:43:39 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t
32 19/06/15 21:43:39 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
33 19/06/15 21:43:39 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
34 19/06/15 21:43:39 URL http://navi:5801
35 Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/' not found - ignoring
36 Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/' not found - ignoring
37
38 Fatal server error:
39 could not open default font 'fixed'
40
41
42 Did I removed a font package needed by vnc? I've tried rebuilding tightvnc
43 with no luck.
44 --
45 Fernando Rodriguez

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