I found the cause of the error: the Release 7.4 misses the bdftopcf program, used by the font´s Makefiles to build the pcf.gz files. To solve this just put the bdftopcf program between the apps during the batch compiling (or whatelse method you use to compile X11)
That´s it. On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Marcos Cunha <kinhocu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Problem workarounded... > > The cause? Every file under "misc" contains nothing, as gzipped during the > make process. > > Follows the quote of a forum, that helped me to solve the problem... (I > cp´d my fonts from the X11 r7.3 that stills on another dir) > > > *can't open default font "fixed" (problem solved,it's so silly)* > ------------------------------ > it is about the xorg-7.4 and the fonts,when you trying to start X,it says > it can't found the font "fixed",and if you cat /etc/x11/xorg.conf ,you will > find the path are there and the files are there,and after endless > google<http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-from-scratch-13/cant-open-default-font-fixed-problem-solvedits-so-silly-685862/#> > won't > help,it's a nightmare. > > later i found the problem is the font were never there,yes,they appears to > be there,but they were empty files,so what the hell is going on? > try compile and make,you will find the misc fonts give this : > t <filename> | gzip > <filename>.gz > bash:t :command not found. > so we get lot of gziped file on the directory and they were all empty. > i don't know if it's a bug,it's so silly,i just greped some fonts files > from ubuntu and cp it to the path directory,and X worked. > > so guys ,be aware,if you have the same problem,check this out. > > > And... last question. Which the HECK is "t"??? :S > > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Marcos Cunha <kinhocu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> I did the "fc-cache -frv" and it came out with this output: >> >> r...@lfs:~# fc-cache -frv >> /usr/share/fonts: caching, 0 fonts, 2 dirs >> /usr/share/fonts/X11-OTF: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/share/fonts/X11-TTF: caching, 12 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts: caching, 0 fonts, 10 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/OTF: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/TTF: caching, 12 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/Type1: caching, 29 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/encodings: caching, 0 fonts, 1 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/large: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/misc: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/util: caching, 0 fonts, 0 dirs >> /root/.fonts: skipping, no such directory >> /var/cache/fontconfig: cleaning cache directory >> /root/.fontconfig: not cleaning unwritable cache directory >> fc-cache: succeeded >> r...@lfs:~# >> >> It did not found any font at the .../misc so it couldn´t find the "fixed" >> font... >> >> Now I need to know how the fc-cache generates the cache and fix it... any >> help would be appreciated :) >> >> Thx In Adv >> >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Felix Miata <mrma...@ij.net> wrote: >> >>> On 2008/12/09 02:18 (GMT-0300) Marcos Cunha composed: >>> ... >>> Maybe http://lists.mandriva.com/cooker/2008-05/msg00940.php will point >>> you to >>> a solution. >>> -- >>> "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor >>> in vain." Psalm 127:1 NIV >>> >>> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 >>> >>> Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xorg mailing list >>> xorg@lists.freedesktop.org >>> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> Marcos S Cunha >> Ciência da Computação, Universidade Salvador >> Programador e Webdesigner - Freelancer >> >> MSN e Talk: kinhocu...@gmail.com >> Cel.: +55 71 8135 8340 >> >> "Hackerism exploits everything." >> Linux User # 434123 >> > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Marcos S Cunha > Ciência da Computação, Universidade Salvador > Programador e Webdesigner - Freelancer > > MSN e Talk: kinhocu...@gmail.com > Cel.: +55 71 8135 8340 > > "Hackerism exploits everything." > Linux User # 434123 > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Marcos S Cunha Ciência da Computação, Universidade Salvador Programador e Webdesigner - Freelancer MSN e Talk: kinhocu...@gmail.com Cel.: +55 71 8135 8340 "Hackerism exploits everything." Linux User # 434123
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