Re: Can't get Xpmac to run under Debian

[Renaud Dreyer <rdreyer@math.berkeley.edu>]

>    I downloaded the Rage128 accelerated Xpmac.rage128.usd.rev5 X server,
> and referred to in in the first line of /etc/X11/Xserver. However when
> it starts, after initializing correctly, recognizing my card and
> starting acceleration, I get the error:
> 
> PEXExtensionInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman-M

That first error seems to be commonly reported in the Sparc and m68k
Linux usenet newsgroups. It seems to be an endianess error. Are people
running other X servers (non Xpmac) under Debian PowerPC also getting
that error?


> failed to set default font path, "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Misc",
> "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo", "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1",
> "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi", "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> 
> Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
> 
> These paths are accurate, i.e. this is were the fonts actually are,
> so what is the problem exactly and how can I fix it? I never had that problem
> under LinuxPPC or Mklinux. Thanks,

I have a feeling this is an X font server error, but I have xfs
installed so?... I'm really stumped and I really need X... Thanks,

                   Renaud