Re: xfree86 3.3
Alex Romosan <alex@juliet.fnal.gov> writes:
> i've just installed the new xfree86 version 3.3 packages from
> Incoming, but now i am having problems restarting the x server. if i
> try to restart it using startx, i get the following error:
>
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
This appears to be due to running the wrong `mkfontdir'. The
`mkfontdir' from XFree86 appears not to handle *.gz files. Rerun
`mkfontdir' in all the font directories (/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/font).
- Hari
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