Matt, This was copied from Branden Robinson's xfree86 FAQ (slightly edited to make it less confusing for a non debian user) found here (I noticed that the one on xfree86.org has been taken down, unfortunately, because this question is asked all the time):
http://people.debian.org/~branden/xsf/FAQ *) How do I get the X server to find the "fixed" font? If the X server refuses to start, complaining that it cannot find the "fixed" font, then one (or more) of the following is likely true: + You don't have a valid FontPath in your /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. At the very minimum, your FontPath should look something like this: FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" You will likely have several more directories listed. The "fixed" font is in the "misc" directory. + The fonts.dir or fonts.alias files in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc directory have been corrupted or are not present. This could be caused by a broken package which unpacks one or both of these files onto the system. A reinstallation of xfonts-base should fix the problem. + You're using a font server (either local or remote), and it is not running or not reachable. Note that Debian ships the xfs package with TCP listening turned off by default for security reasons. If you are running xfs locally and do not need to serve fonts to remote machines, you don't need to turn TCP listening back on. Instead, try a FontPath entry like this: FontPath "unix/:7100" If you are using a remote font server, determine whether or not it is running, is listening on the TCP port, and/or engage in some network troubleshooting. On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Matt Mahoney wrote: > Where would I find the font fixed for my x font server? My server will > not start because it is missing. > > Matt Mahoney > Web Developer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ems-i.com > 801-302-1400 Phone > 801-302-1160 Fax > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
