From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 22 21:30:29 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAF3E16A421 for ; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:30:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from sarevok.dnr.servegame.org (b83183.upc-b.chello.nl [212.83.83.183]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B99B13C46A for ; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:30:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net) Received: from snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (unknown [66.230.99.27]) by sarevok.dnr.servegame.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 923B5BAF2 for ; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:10:50 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by snoogles.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2F561CE40 for ; Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:41:34 -0800 (AKDT) From: Mel To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:41:33 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <20070920112854.GA22899@lakshmi.susmita.org> In-Reply-To: <20070920112854.GA22899@lakshmi.susmita.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200709221241.33509.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> Cc: Subject: Re: skype with garbled characters X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:30:29 -0000 On Thursday 20 September 2007 13:28:54 Girish Venkatachalam wrote: > Hello all, > > I am not able to use skype with FreeBSD 6.2. > > It installs fine after a CVSup of the ports tree. > > But whenever I try to run it, I get a screen like this. > > http://koushikn.fastmail.fm/skype.png > > All my efforts at resolving failed. Looks like you're missing some fonts or the font doesn't support your character set or your fontpath is incomplete. I'd start with the fontpath myself. Check your xorg.conf. -- Mel