Depends on the distributions, and how xfs is started. For Mandrake, change this line with
FontPath "unix/:-1" wvl wrote: >On Sunday 07 July 2002 20:09, Michel D�nzer wrote: > >>On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 19:48, wvl wrote: >> >>>On Sunday 07 July 2002 17:58, David Brown wrote: >>> >>>>Hello, previously running startx worked ok and mysteriously the server >>>>fails w/ this error posted to /var/log/XFree86.0.log: >>>> >>>>Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! >>>> >>>>Fatal server error: >>>>could not open default font 'fixed' >>>> >>>The error says it all: you're missing some fonts. Check your installation >>>and add packages as necessary. For debian: apt-get install xfonts-base >>> >>Or the font server is simply not running for some reason. >> > >My experience on new debian installs is that this error is solved by >installing missing font packages. I presumed installing x-window-system would >install all required packages. > >So, removing the entry: > >FontPath "unix/:7100" > >would solve this problem? (Presuming all required fonts are installed). > >- wvl >_______________________________________________ >Xpert mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert > > _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
