I'm new on linux (Fedora) and today while trying to install google earth and MySQL http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20071021085924955/MySQL.html, after re-start the computer I got the message: cannot open font file true. I found some help such as "edit your /etc/default/grub file, and on the lie with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX there is a parameter that says SYSFONT=True". All help I found online did not work because I can't login in Fedora and therefore can't access the terminal. The only thing I'm able to use command line is GRUB that does not accept any of the usual commands.
If it is not possible to solve this bug, is it there a way to do a back up of my files to an external HD from GRUB? thanks for any help! I'm bit desperate because I have quite important data.
Best regards
Alex
Am 21.04.2013 20:13, schrieb Alexandre Fernandes:
I'm new on linux (Fedora) and today while trying to install google earth and MySQL http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20071021085924955/MySQL.html, after re-start the computer I got the message: cannot open font file true.
SYSFONT=True is bullshit from whatever bug i saw this also on machines where it was fixed for sure recently
I found some help such as "edit your /etc/default/grub file, and on the lie with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX there is a parameter that says SYSFONT=True". All help I found online did not work because I can't login in Fedora and therefore can't access the terminal. The only thing I'm able to use command line is GRUB that does not accept any of the usual commands.
what means "does not accept any of the usual commands"?
the correct param would be "vconsole.font=latarcyrheb-sun16" or simply try to remove the font-param at all in grub and after boot was sucessful fix /etc/default/grub and run "grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg" or simply fix "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" also ______________________
additionally (for german setups):
[root@srv-rhsoft:~]$ cat /etc/vconsole.conf FONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYMAP=de-latin1-nodeadkeys
[root@srv-rhsoft:~]$ cat /etc/locale.conf LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
Allegedly, on or about 21 April 2013, Alexandre Fernandes sent:
I got the message: cannot open font file true. I found some help such as "edit your /etc/default/grub file, and on the lie with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX there is a parameter that says SYSFONT=True". All help I found online did not work because I can't login in Fedora and therefore can't access the terminal. The only thing I'm able to use command line is GRUB that does not accept any of the usual commands.
You'll have a hard job fixing that file without booting into the OS, or connecting the drive to another working computer. I suggest another approach.
I assume that you're in the GRUB command line (before the OS boots), rather than the usual system one. Rather than do that, use the GRUB options to edit boot options, rather than go to a command line. Going from memory, it's probably hitting the "e" key instead of the "c" key, while you're in the GRUB menu. Now you can (temporarily) change how it'll boot, by deleting unwanted text in the kernel parameter, and begin booting. If this works, then you can work on editing the /etc/default/grub file, to make a permanent change.
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 03:08:56PM +0930, Tim wrote:
Allegedly, on or about 21 April 2013, Alexandre Fernandes sent:
I got the message: cannot open font file true. I found some help such as "edit your /etc/default/grub file, and on the lie with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX there is a parameter that says SYSFONT=True". All help I found online did not work because I can't login in Fedora and therefore can't access the terminal. The only thing I'm able to use command line is GRUB that does not accept any of the usual commands.
I get that same message on every boot. it is not fatal, so if you can't boot (I missed the original posting, so I'm trying to infer from this one...) that's probably not the problem.
You'll have a hard job fixing that file without booting into the OS, or connecting the drive to another working computer. I suggest another approach.
I assume that you're in the GRUB command line (before the OS boots), rather than the usual system one. Rather than do that, use the GRUB options to edit boot options, rather than go to a command line. Going from memory, it's probably hitting the "e" key instead of the "c" key, while you're in the GRUB menu. Now you can (temporarily) change how it'll boot, by deleting unwanted text in the kernel parameter, and begin booting. If this works, then you can work on editing the /etc/default/grub file, to make a permanent change.
On 21.04.2013, Alexandre Fernandes wrote:
after re-start the computer I got the message: cannot open font file true.
I'm not quite shure that this message points to the root cause of why your system won't boot. It's a long standing bug in Fedora, but I have not seen it to stop a machine from booting.
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