nope thatdoesnt seem to work either ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eduardo Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: Re: cannot start x server HELP!
> > > > > >> X server wont start says: > >> > >> could not init font path element , removing from list! > >> > >> fatal server error: > >> could not open default font 'fixed' > >> This has happened to me as well > >> > >> I don't know for what reason exactly, but I have found that if you > >> edit the unix/:7100 to unix/:-1 it works. This might be because the X > >> font server xfs is not listening properly at unix port 7100. > >> > >> Well it's worth a try. Copy your current /etc/X11/XF86Config to a > >> *.old and edit the file XF86Config, do a startx and see if it works. > >> > >> BR, > >> there is more but this is exacly what happended before to me and i > >> had to reinstall, i really dont want to have to do that again! why is > >> it doing this, i did nothing weird at all, i just moved a file from > >> linux partition to windows via linux, then went into windows and then > >> deleted it, then rebooted to linux and this happened (i have fat32 > >> drive) > >> > >> this happened before after i had tried to install something, and nver > >> even had the windows drive setup for mounting so it cant be that, it > >> also happened after about the same duration of time! > >> > >> PLEASE HELP ME I AM A NEWBIE AND THIS IS NOT FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> andy > > > This has happened to me as well > > I don't know for what reason exactly, but I have found that if you edit > the unix/:7100 to unix/:-1 it works. This might be because the X font > server xfs is not listening properly at unix port 7100. > > Well it's worth a try. Copy your current /etc/X11/XF86Config to a *.old > and edit the file XF86Config, do a startx and see if it works. > > BR, > -- > > *Eduardo Silva* > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
