It should be possible to bypass the fon server by finding your "fonts"
(probably /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts) and put that path in the place of
"unix/:-1". This has worked for me on Red Hat 6.0 but caused some (very minor)
font display bugs. You may want to try it. If you do shut off the X font
server or "xfs" service (you won't be needing it if the path works).
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> The guys at the xfree86 site say that 3.5 will be available in a couple of
> weeks. That was a month ago. Should be about ready?
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
>
> here we go :
>
> i installed mandrake 6.0. this time, i hoped, xfree86 would
> work, but, again, it did not. having had luck with xfree86.3.3.3.3
> before, i just downloaded everything from the xfree site, and,
> got it to work. i dont' quite understand why that would be.
> (assuming both versions are the same ... ??? )
> however, while, freshly after installation xwindows works just fine,
> as soon as i try to reboot i am stuck with :
> starting x font server :
> and that's it. doesn't move anymore after this, and the
> only fix i have found so far is to reinstall the whole works.
> wherupon, of course, xfree won't work anymore.
> would anybody know of a way to fix things without reinstalling everything
> ? or even if i have to, what do i have to whatch out for, when i overwrite
> the included xfree86.
> (ati rageIIc video card).
> ingo
>
>
>
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