Re: XFree86: Fatal Server error

2001-12-11 Thread Marc Wilson
On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 12:30:28PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > Some font package -- and no one has yet been able to figure out which > one -- is apparently managing to clobber the > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias file. The xawtv package drops three fonts into /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fon

Re: XFree86: Fatal Server error

2001-12-11 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 07:21:00PM +0100, Scott H. Hawley wrote: > Thanks very much. I followed your advice, and I did some further checking > in hopes of finding this rogue package to no avail. > > I have tried removing xfonts-base and re-installing it, to no avail. > I even removed everythi

Re: XFree86: Fatal Server error

2001-12-11 Thread Scott H. Hawley
Branden, Thanks very much. I followed your advice, and I did some further checking in hopes of finding this rogue package to no avail. I have tried removing xfonts-base and re-installing it, to no avail. I even removed everything in the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ directory. I removed all

Re: XFree86: Fatal Server error

2001-12-11 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 06:07:28PM +0100, Scott H. Hawley wrote: > I just installed XFree86 in a new installation of Debain (testing). > When I try to run it XFree86, I get an error: > > Fatal server error > could not open default font 'fixed' > > I've installed the xfonts-base (and of course xfr

Re: XFree86 - Fatal Server Error: could not open default font 'fixed'

2000-10-28 Thread Anthony Fox
> since I upgraded to the X3.3.6-11 version X started complaining about this > and won't run!! Any idea about what could be causing this ? Just download the fonts file and unpack it in the fonts directory. I think the font that you need should be in the misc directory. I had this problem two da