I had the same problems with fixed on my newest install and it seems related to the order of installation of various font packages. I just did apt-get install --reinstall all-the-font-packages-like-xfonts-base
-jwb On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Adam Rotaru wrote: > > Check list archives for this issue, it's been > discussed frequently. The > > following was how I fixed it. > > > > I just ran across the "cannot find font 'fixed'" on > a Woody box running > > XF86v4. I found the following made a difference. > > > > In /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias was the line: > > fixed > -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-100-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1 > > Checking with xfontsel, this font wasn't available. > However: > > fixed > -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-100-100-100-c-60-iso8859-1 > > ...works, and provides a 'fixed' font. > > This is not what happened to me. I do have > -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-100-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1, > but for some reason X (and xfs) refuses to process the > whole 'misc' directory. > > --Adam > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > > >
