On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 08:26:32PM +0000, john gennard wrote:
> I've just re-installed Potato 2.2 r4 (following changes to hard disks) -this
> is something I have not done for a long time as I don't have crashes. Now
> I have a problem not encountered before.
>
> When trying to 'startx', I get the following error message:-
>
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
>
> I can make no sense of this and don't know what is involved. So far as I
> can remember I followed a normal minmal install and then used apt-get
> for my main programs including KDE.
>
> Can anyone point the way please and also if possible explain what is
> (or is not) involved.
>
Try installing xfonts-jmk. I *think* that contains fixed fonts. Or you
could edit /etc/X11/XF86Config so it doesn't look for 'fixed' fonts.
At any rate X is looking for 'fixed' fonts and you don't have them
installed.
hth,
kent
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