xorg not starting. cursor font 'cursor' not found

[mlaks <mlaks@verizon.net>]

hi,

i just reinstalled etch -> sid, and the machine worked for a while. now on a reboot cannot start X.

here is the tail of /var/log/Xorg.0.log


(II) Configured Mouse: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/TTF/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/OTF, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/CID/, removing from list!


Fatal server error:
Could not open default cursor font 'cursor'.




Now I am aware that the 3 lines

Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/TTF/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/OTF, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/CID/, removing from list!

are irrelevant, they occur on my other boxes which work fine.

however the Fatal server error has me worried.


Am i missing a package with some  font or other?

Thanks,

Mitchell

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