Re: X 4.0.1 fixed font problem

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Subject: Re: X 4.0.1 fixed font problem
From: "Gregory T. Norris" <haphazard@socket.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:35:49 -0600
Message-id: <[🔎] 20001115173549.A20670@glitch.snoozer.net>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.4.21.0011151117390.4557-100000@platinum.globalmart.com>; from debuser@platinum.globalmart.com on Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 11:24:13AM -0700
References: <[🔎] 20001115193603.B795@adept.co.za> <[🔎] Pine.LNX.4.21.0011151117390.4557-100000@platinum.globalmart.com>

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:
> 
> 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 missing?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gerry

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