First, <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PPIOSPE>.
Second, this was not my bug -- I simply redirected the message to the appropriate list (as I'm doing with yours now). More below. On Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Patrick HENRY wrote: > I am blocked with exactly the same bug you have get with cygwin 2 years > ago. > > Fonts are OK > > I think it is the configuration of my computer because on an other one > it runs differenty. > > Maybe threads maybe shared memory, I don't know. > > Do you have fixed the problem ? > If yes I am very interested. > > Thanks, > P. HENRY > > > > Here a copy of your message: > > ------------------------------------------------- > > First, please start a new thread instead of replying to a message from > an unrelated thread -- otherwise it screws up the threading. Second, > you've sent this to the wrong list -- redirecting this to cygwin-xfree. > Igor > > On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Will Senn wrote: > > > All, > > > > I have read the thread on this error and while interesting and > > captivating, it doesn't appear to apply to my installation. > > > > I heard cygwin switched to X.org from XFree86 over licensing, etc. I > > decided groovy, my cygwin installation is getting a bit stale anyway. > > So, I deleted my cygwin directory along with all the references in the > > registry and downloaded the realease directory, and burned it to DVD > > (can't believe it won't fit on a CD anymore) yesterday. I ran setup, > > pointed it to my spankin' new cygwin DVD and let 'er rip for a while. > > The installation worked like a charm for the command line stuff. I did > > my usual tweakage - added %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 to cygwin.bat, > > add Cygwin Prompt Here to the registry, associated .sh files with > > cygwin.bat and installed my brand new _fullbackup.sh and _incbackup.sh > > files (thanks Fred Kulack for the -T- steer - embedded spaces are SUCH > > a pain) and added them to the Scheduled Tasks. I ran both jobs once to > > be sure they worked and Voila! Eureka! it worked. > > > > However, I then tried to run startx from the command line to compare > > X.org with the previous XFree86 and bummer, dude... > > ~ could not open default font 'fixed' > > ouch, looked in the archives for this list, read the thread and looked > > at the faq entry, but neither possibility appears to apply: > > > > 1. xorg-x11-fnts is missing - nope, it's there. > > 2. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid, ls lists all the normal > > directories and misc contains a slew of .pcf.gz files. > > > > > > I reran /etc/postinstall/xorg-x11-fnts.sh.done, but it didn't fix > > anything. > > > > here's some of the output of the command (extraneous stuff omitted > > including extra linebreaks). > > > > Please give a helpful suggestion as to next steps... > > > > Thanks, > > > > Will > > - -----------------snip > > $ startx > > Welcome to the XWin X Server > > Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project > > Release: 6.7.0.0-9 > > Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com > > XWin was started with the following command line: > > X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard > > (snip) > > (EE) Keyboardlayout "US" (00000409) is unknown > > Rules = "xorg" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)" > > Options = "(null)" > > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, > > removing from list! > > Fatal server error: > > could not open default font 'fixed' Third, search the recent archives of the cygwin-xfree list at <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2006-10/> -- there were plenty of reports (and a few solutions). Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Igor Peshansky, Ph.D. (name changed!) |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' old name: Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "Las! je suis sot... -Mais non, tu ne l'es pas, puisque tu t'en rends compte." "But no -- you are no fool; you call yourself a fool, there's proof enough in that!" -- Rostand, "Cyrano de Bergerac" -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/