Sure you installed all the necessary font packages? Also make sure X knows about them, see /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
2009/1/3 Pat <p...@xvalheru.org> > Hello, > > I'm trying to install new system based on amd64 and there are the font > problems during the installation. > 1) the skype menus are blank > 2) Eterm giving this error message: > Eterm: Error: Unable to load font > "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--10-100-75-75-p-56-iso8859-1". > Falling back on "fixed" > Eterm: Error: Unable to load font > "-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-*-*-*-c-*-iso10646-1". Falling > back on "k14" > Eterm: FATAL: Couldn't load the fallback font either. Giving up. > > Can someone help? > > Thanks a lot > > Pat > > P.S. kernel 2.6.26-gentoo-r4, architecture amd64, X.org 7.4 (unmasked by > ~amd64) > >