At 03:50 PM 6/10/02 +0530, you wrote:
> > My XF86config does not have the '-4'. Is it _required_? I run xfree86
> 4.x
> > server. Anyway I tried changing it - but still no difference.
>
>no, again this is redhat specific, since during the transition period they
>installed X3 and X4.
It takes XF86config-4 if present else XF86config.
>Exactly what do you have under the Files section?
FontPath"some path"
FontPath"some path"
.
.
listing of all the font directories.
If it means anything - there is no actual font called 'fixed*' in my
*/misc/ directory...
-excerpts from my files-
-------from the xfree86.log file----------
[snip]
XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
Release Date: 21 December 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18 i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Jun 11 11:29:01 2002
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
[snip]
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
[snip]
(II) Loading extension FontCache
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.1.9
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2
(II) Loading font FreeType
[snip]
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
(**) Option "BaudRate" "1200"
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
[snip]
-------------end----------------
-------------from the fs-xtt config file --------------
[snip]
# paths to search for fonts
catalogue = /var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/:unscaled,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/
[snip]
--------------end-------------------
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