Re: X 4.0.1 fixed font problem

I've found with my friends fresh X4 that still isnt working yet that startx will only run as root, and report this fixed font error as a user. I then assume that xhost + will probably solve this, but until I can figure out a way to make fonts readable I'm just logging in as root. Cheers, Corey J

Re: X 4.0.1 fixed font problem

Do you have xutils installed? If not, you may need to install it and run mkfontdir manually in each font directory (or "dpkg-reconfigure xfonts-100dpi ..."). > I just did a new woody install and tried installing X 4.0.1 on it. > When I run startx, X starts up but then crashes with the message: >

X 4.0.1 fixed font problem

I just did a new woody install and tried installing X 4.0.1 on it. When I run startx, X starts up but then crashes with the message: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' I've installed xfonts-100dpi, xfonts-75dpi, xfonts-base, xfonts-pex, and xfonts-scalable. Any clues what I'm