Branden Robinson wrote: > ----- Forwarded message from Jim Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > From: Jim Gale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: X can't find font 'fixed' and I'm going nuts! > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm getting a weird message from X when I try to start it: > > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > I get this error with both XF4 and Xf3. It first appeared with 4.0.2-4 > (but it could be unrelated to the version) and now I'm at 4.0.2-7. The > people on #debian seemed to be familiar with this as being a symptom of > an incorrectly installed xfonts-base. I tried several times to > uninstall xfonts*, xserver*, xfree* and reinstall them. It didn't > help. I removed all packages related to X and deleted the remaining > /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6 cruft and then re-installed everything. Didn't > help. (yeah, I was desperate.) > > I've checked and monkeyed endlessly with /etc/X11/XF86Config* to try > and get it to work. Same thing every time. My package database is > up-to-date and doesn't have any problems that I can see. > > So in desperation I am emailing you hoping that you might have an idea > about what might be wrong or where I could turn to for help. > > I'm including the /var/log/XFree86.0.log in case you think it might be > useful. > > Thanks for any help you can provide and also for providing me with a > (mostly) excellent operating system, > > Jim > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | Men use thought only to justify their > Debian GNU/Linux | wrong doings, and speech only to conceal > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | their thoughts. > http://www.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Voltaire > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature
Hello There Branden, Try installing 'xfs'. Hurry, hurry... get your xfs now while they're hot! hehe.... All joking aside.... hope that helps. Here's what I got installed.... xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi (although i'm just using the 100dpi) xfonts-base xfonts-scalable xfs Jimmy Richards
