2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a57522336..3db98c5e5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-11-08  Jeremy Katz  <katzj@redhat.com>
+
+	* text.py (InstallInterface.run): Fallback to English for
+	languages that can't do text-mode (#138308)
+
 2004-11-08  Karsten Hopp  <karsten@redhat.com>
 	* loader2/linuxrc.s390: Don't ask for input if PORTNAME or CTCPROT
 	are already set. Use defaults if RUNKS is set for kickstart
diff --git a/text.py b/text.py
index 5497385a4..a32bc0cf9 100644
--- a/text.py
+++ b/text.py
@@ -406,8 +406,11 @@ class InstallInterface:
                 log("old language was %s" %(oldlang,))
                 id.instLanguage.setRuntimeLanguage("English")
                 id.instLanguage.setRuntimeDefaults(oldlang)
-                
-                
+
+        if id.instLanguage.getFontFile(id.instLanguage.getCurrent()) == "none":
+            oldlang = id.instLanguage.getCurrent()
+            id.instLanguage.setRuntimeLanguage("English")
+            id.instLanguage.setRuntimeDefaults(oldlang)
         
         self.screen = SnackScreen()
         self.configFileData = configFileData