Re: Help with xserver
yes, if you have AccelX (i do), this could be the solution:
Subject: Re: default fonts and the x server
Kevin wrote:
>Guys, I've seen the answer to this recently. Don't know how current the
>archive is--so you may not be able to search it for the exact answer.
>
>AccelX can't do compressed fonts (.gz I think). XFree has apparently
^^ That's true, .Z it handles well.
>decided to start compressing them. There is a workaround and it
>involves something like doing 'MAKEFONTDIR' in each of the target
>directories.
>
Not quite, I wonder if AccelX 3.1 aka AX will handle .pcf.gz files...
OK, I'm back in business now, what I had to do is:
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cd to /usr/lib/X11/fonts/ and then to the misc, 75dpi and 100dpi subdirs
respectively.
In each subdir doing a:
gzip -d *.gz
compress *.pcf (we want _some_ compression at least ^_^)
mkfontdir
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That's it. Semi-happy camper again, lost 2 hours over this...
Matt Thompson
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On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, Kevin F. Havener wrote:
> Or the reverse may be occuring if you are using a commercial X server
> like AcceleratedX. It expects to find *.Z fonts, not *.gz fonts. So
> if you did install new fonts when you upgraded you may hose up
> your commercial X server.
>
> kevni
> > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:55:05 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: I Brake for Moths <rikki@zool46.bio.utk.edu>
> > To: "Daniel J. Mashao" <daniel@comgate.ee.uct.ac.za>
> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: Help with xserver
>
> > I had this problem recently, and I believe that the solution may be to
> > reinstall the X fonts. The new xserver expects to find gzipped fonts,
> > and it is probably finding .Z files instead. Just download the various
> > xfnt*.deb packages, install them, and you'll be back in business.
> >
> > Rikki Hall
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, Daniel J. Mashao wrote:
> >
> > > I was once again tempted to upgrade my xserver and all hell broke loose.
> > > Now I cannot get into X any more.
> > > The server fails with the message:
> > > __
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > could not open default font 'fixed'
> > > --
> > >
> > > I am hoping that someone might speedily help me. This is a production
> > > machine and I need to run in X.
> > > I did not provide all other details because i think someone migh easily
> > > recognize the error message.
> > >
> > > /----------------------------------------------------------------------------/
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