[Bug 341898] [NEW] Mythtv frontend does not display any fonts

[Paul Broadhead]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: mythtv

Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release:	9.04

mythtv-frontend:
  Installed: 0.21.0+fixes19961-0ubuntu4
  Candidate: 0.21.0+fixes19961-0ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 0.21.0+fixes19961-0ubuntu4 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Expect mythtv to launch and have visible text.  Instead I have blocks of
colour and no text.

mythtv front end has been working in Jaunty since I installed it a few
weeks ago.  At some stage during the last week, an update has broken the
package for me.  When I launch mythtv, I get a central black box where
the loading text use to be, I can still see my desktop.  The program
hangs there and my desktop is unresponsive.  When I hit ESC, the screen
changes to a full screen grey box with a black central box.  Below the
black box is an orange bar and two more grey bars.  I can use the arrow
keys to move the orange bar down one bar and hit return; this causes the
program to exit normally.  It looks to me like I am just missing the
text.

I have removed (and dpkg --purge) and reinstalled mythtv-frontend but
the problem persists.  I also deleted my $HOME/.mythtv directory.
However, some configure files were left behind in /etc/mythtv; they are
just the defaults plus the mysql password.

I have check bugs #93986 and #156983 and I believe they are not related;
I did install/confirm I had installed the suggest fonts just in case but
I still have the problem.

I do not have compiz active and no other application are acting strange;
3d games etc are fine.

This machine is a Thinkpad X31 with "ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
Mobility M6 LY" graphics.

I have attached the output when run from a terminal using "mythfrontend
--service"

** Affects: mythtv (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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