[NBLUG/talk] Strange problem with Fedora Core 5 (font problem?) ...

[Troy Arnold]

On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 04:39:43PM -0700, Jeff Coffler wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I've been running Redhat-based distributions for several years - first 
> Redhat 9, then FC2, FC3, FC4, and now FC5.  It's been relatively problem 
> free.
> 
> But now I have a problem that's stumped me.  I think I have some sort of 
> font problem (maybe?), but I'm unsure.
> 
> The "metal" stuff (i.e. terminal windows, ssh, etc) all work fine.
> 
> When I try and log in via the console to GNOME, the "root" account seems 
> to work, but no user accounts work properly (the text for the menus are 
> all screwed up).
> 
> The actual console itself is screwed up as well, and looks like this:
> 
>    https://webdav.taltos.com/fc5.jpg
> 
> So instead of text, I get white blocks.  All menus (when I log in) have 
> white blocks as well, and all dialog boxes have white boxes.
> 
> Any ideas at all?  I'd hate to reinstall the box if I could possibly fix 
> it ...

Try moving your ~/.gtkrc* files out of the way.  (If you know how, you may
try editing them by hand and specifying a different font.)

-t