Re: emergency: font problems causing gv to crash
On Fri 20 May 05, 3:19 PM, Eric Gaumer <egaumer@pagecache.org> said:
> Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My PhD dissertation is due in a few weeks and I'm having some kind of
> > problem with fonts that's preventing me from viewing my thesis.
> >
> > This is a new computer (my old one died at the *worst* possible moment.
> > Luckily, I'm *really* good about backing everything up), so it's a fresh
> > Debian/testing installation and I'm trying to iron out bugs as quickly as
> > possible so I can get back to writing.
> >
> > I normally view my thesis using gv, but gv segfaults:
> >
> > $ gv dissertation.ps
> > Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
> > Warning: Unable to load any usable fontset
> > Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> >
> > xdvi also fails to run:
> >
> > $ xdvi dissertation.dvi
> > X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range
> > for operation)
> > Major opcode of failed request: 45 (X_OpenFont)
> > Value in failed request: 0xe00004
> > Serial number of failed request: 27
> > Current serial number in output stream: 28
> >
> >
> > xfontsel also seems to have a problem:
> >
> > FreeType: couldn't open face
> > /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType/ds=y:VeraMono.ttf: 1
> >
> >
> > On the console behind X, this error message is printed:
> >
> > FreeType: couldn't open face
> > /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType/ds=y:VeraMono.ttf: 1
> >
>
> The crash seems to be from a missing font/fonts. Have you installed
> x-ttcidfont-conf?
Hi Eric,
Yes, x-ttcidfont-conf is installed. I originally used xtt as a backend.
I ran "dpkg-reconfigure x-ttcidfont-conf" and chose freetype this time.
During the reconfigure, it said to make sure two font paths were in my
XF86Config (they were) but also said to make sure the font paths were
mentioned in /etc/X11/fs/config and /etc/X11/fs-xtt/config.
However, the two files /etc/X11/fs/config and /etc/X11/fs-xtt/config appear
to be missing. Are they present on your system?
Thank you SO much!
Pete
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