If you have a say on custom parameters, run the server with -nogui.
Lex: It's not a jvm issue, it's that his host chose not to install any fonts, so the gui can't be shown.
Sometimes mod authors just don't want to be compat with us.
Sometimes they do base changes, and need to practically REWRITE their mod in a forge environment.
So yeah, there you have it.
I cant tell you what is wrong unless you tell me what is on that line.
He's a user, not a modder, I doubt he would know what's on that line.
My guess is that the texture's not being defined properly.