Re: [jimg@cray.com: X can't find font 'fixed' and I'm going nuts!]
Branden Robinson wrote:
> ----- Forwarded message from Jim Gale <jimg@cray.com> -----
>
> From: Jim Gale <jimg@cray.com>
> To: branden@debian.org
> Subject: X can't find font 'fixed' and I'm going nuts!
> Message-Id: <200102240319.f1O3JQh23231@shiva.wc.cray.com>
>
> I'm getting a weird message from X when I try to start it:
>
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
>
> I get this error with both XF4 and Xf3. It first appeared with 4.0.2-4
> (but it could be unrelated to the version) and now I'm at 4.0.2-7. The
> people on #debian seemed to be familiar with this as being a symptom of
> an incorrectly installed xfonts-base. I tried several times to
> uninstall xfonts*, xserver*, xfree* and reinstall them. It didn't
> help. I removed all packages related to X and deleted the remaining
> /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6 cruft and then re-installed everything. Didn't
> help. (yeah, I was desperate.)
>
> I've checked and monkeyed endlessly with /etc/X11/XF86Config* to try
> and get it to work. Same thing every time. My package database is
> up-to-date and doesn't have any problems that I can see.
>
> So in desperation I am emailing you hoping that you might have an idea
> about what might be wrong or where I could turn to for help.
>
> I'm including the /var/log/XFree86.0.log in case you think it might be
> useful.
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide and also for providing me with a
> (mostly) excellent operating system,
>
> Jim
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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Hello There Branden,
Try installing 'xfs'. Hurry, hurry... get your xfs now while they're hot!
hehe....
All joking aside.... hope that helps. Here's what I got installed....
xfonts-100dpi
xfonts-75dpi (although i'm just using the 100dpi)
xfonts-base
xfonts-scalable
xfs
Jimmy Richards
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