hi ya michael Check your /etc/X11/XF86Config ( at the beginning ) Fonts ... FontPath "unix/:-1"
if you have it, you probably need to be running xfs ( x fontserver ) or (quickie test) comment it out and test to see if works... "X -probeonly" will tell you what else you might need to fix c ya alvin On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Michael P wrote: > After restarting my computer to install a new kernel, X refuses to start. > I get: > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > This is the first time I've rebooted (or probably even exited X) in three > days, and I upgrade packages every day, so I'm not sure what caused it. I > searched bugs.debian.org and mailing list archives, but no one else seems > to have the same problem. > > Is this a problem I caused myself? And if so, does someone know how I > might be able to fix it? No errors (EE), notices (!!), or related > warnings (WW) are listed in the log. >