fails rendering xdm login fonts
Submitted by Gabriele Giacone
Assigned to Xorg Project Team
Description
Forwarding Debian bug https://bugs.debian.org/742510
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to reproduce install a jessie/sid qemu VM with Cirrus video card.
On VM:
# apt-get install xdm
# echo /usr/bin/xdm >/etc/X11/default-display-manager
# /etc/init.d/xdm restart
Username one types in will not be displayed and once pressed enter greeting and prompt fonts will not be displayed as well.
# apt-get install devscripts
# debsnap -v -d. --binary -a amd64 xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 1:1.4.0-2
# dpkg -i --force-depends xserver-xorg-video-cirrus_1.4.0-2_amd64.deb
# /etc/init.d/xdm restart
Downgrading to 1.4.0-2, fonts are displayed well. Another workaround is switching to standard VGA card.
built on | version | fonts rendering |
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sid | 1.4.0 (*) | > BUG < |
sid | 1.5.2 | > BUG < |
wheezy | 1.4.0 | OK |
wheezy | 1.5.2 | OK |
(*) backported few patches to make it build
Plus, by mousing over where characters should be, they appear.
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