Michael Abraham Shulman wrote: > > Hi, > > I just upgraded a bunch of packages to unstable and now my X server > dies saying > > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > I don't even know what package this problem is in. I tried downgrading > xserver-common, xfs, and xserver-svga, but that didn't fix the problem. > Can anyone suggest where the problem is? I can send more detailed info > but I don't know what is relevant. > > xserver-common: 3.3.6-11 > xserver-svga: 3.3.6-11 > xfs: 3.3.6-11 > > Thanks, > Mike
>From a posting 12 Oct 2000 "Yes, some package that I upgraded forgot to run update-fonts-alias in misc. So, what you need to do as root is: cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts update-fonts-alias misc Max" It worked for me. Thanks Max. LeeE
