Instructions to unsubscribe from this list at the end of the message - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Ramon,
thanks for your guidlines. When I attempted to shutdown xfs or restart it, it told me a it failed doing so. When I did status it told me : xfs dead but subsys locked. What is subsys? Could it be because of the subsys? John At 11:23 AM 6/10/02 +0200, you wrote: >Instructions to unsubscribe from this list at the end of the message >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Ok, I got the bounced message - it was too long. Here's the significant part: > >------------------------------------------- >XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System >(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) >Release Date: 2 June 2001 > >[...skipped many lines...] > >Could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from list! > >Fatal server error: >could not open default font 'fixed' >------------------------------------------- > > >From this it appears that the XFS font server failed to initialise for some >reason. Without it, your XWindows had no fonts at all. Here's what you can >try: > >1. Log in as root using text mode. If you're set up to go straight to >XWindows on boot up, you can boot using the command "linux 3" at the LILO >prompt to remain in text mode. > >2. Type "/etc/init.d/xfs status" and see what it says. If it's running, try >"/etc/init.d/xfs stop" then "/etc/init.d/xfs start", and see if any errors >are displayed. > >3. Try loading XWindows by typing "startx" to test it. > >4. If it still doesn't work, make sure you're not connected to the internet, >then type "/etc/init.d/iptables stop" and try again, in case you have some >unusually strict firewall rules. > >5. Examine the /var/log/messages file for any lines about "xfs". > >6. Switch to console 2 (Alt-Ctrl-F2), login as root, stop any running xfs >servers (/etc/init.d/xfs stop) and run xfs in the foreground: >xfs -port -1 -nodaemon -droppriv -user xfs >..then switch back to console 1 (Alt-Ctrl-F1) and try startx again. > >7. As root, type in "chkfontpath". It should list around 7 or more >directories. > >That's all I can think of for now. > >Ramon >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the linux >mailing list. If you do not wish to continue receiving this mailing containing only the text "unsubscribe $LIST"
