Hi,
I have the same problem...
Here is a temporary fix....this works for me at least...
Comment this line in the file XF86Config..and run startx..
FontPath "unix/:-1" as
# FontPath "unix/:-1"
hth,
Arni
> I tried that and no change. Again this is the failure message.
>
> (--) Mach64: Font cache: 0 fonts
> _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect:
> errno = 111
> failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
>
> I also ran a <rpm -Va | grep -i font> command and found everything OK.
> After I did rpm -U *font* on the installation disk.
>
> Avram
>
>
> On Sun, 28 Nov 1999, Dean Irvin wrote:
>
> > maybe the font server isn't running for whatever reason.
> > try
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Dean Irvin
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Avram Aumick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 1:22 AM
> > Subject: startx failing
> >
> >
> > > I had no problem starting the x-server using startx. I don't know if I
> > > changed a configuration. However, I get the following message each
time I
> > > try to start "startx".
> > >
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > could not open default font 'fixed'
> > >
> > > Have any idea what may have happened or I may have changed?
> > >
> > > Avram
> > >
> > >
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