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Re: could not open default font 'fixed'



Actually, as well as having to re-install xfonts-base, I noticed that
xf86config didn't put /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc in my font
path.  Since that's the location of the fixed font, it was unable to find
it, and did the same thing to me.

--
Justin Wheeler
firehawk@datademons.com

On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, sam th wrote:

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> When running the command `XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new` as
> suggested by -configure, I get the following error at the end.  Attached
> is the whole log, gzipped.
> 
> There are no font paths in that config file, but according to the man
> page, it reads the defaults anyway, and they are correct.
> 
> I have installed the 2v13 .debs for xfonts-base, -scalable, -75dpi and
> - -100dpi.  I have tried this with and without xfs running.   
> 
> I can't think of anything else to try.  
> 
> (**) Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> (==) Mouse0: Buttons: 3
> (II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver
> (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE)
> Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
> (EE) Mouse0: cannot determine the mouse protocol
> Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list!
> Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing from list!
> 
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
> 
> 
> 
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