I compiled the sources yesterday with no problem, just 'make', 'make
install' and a 'ldconfig' from /usr/X11R6/lib (yeah, I know I should RTFM
;-) ), and ran into the same problem with the font server not starting.
Twiddled around with a 'mkfontdir' and 'xset fp rehash', but nothing seemed
to click. Then today, I boot up, try a 'startx', and, bingo!, it boots
into X Windows. I practice an ancient wisdom tradition known as
'Shoot-from-the-Hip Linux', and my Master once told me, "Uptime is a
blessing, but discipline is assured with a Cold Boot!".
Overall, I think XFree86 4.0 handles fonts far better, at least they appear
sharper and better rendered. Was kinda hoping Netscape wouldn't keep
crashing every 10 minutes like it does now (in hopes that it was an X
windows compatibility issue), but some things never change :-(~ . The
XFree86 team has done a great job, and they keep getting better.
tommiy wrote:
> I have xfree 4 rpms but have a problem with the xfs server not starting
> properly...gottta get the time to fix that and by the time I do mandrake
> will probably have their own out.
