First, please start a new thread instead of replying to a message from an unrelated thread -- otherwise it screws up the threading. Second, you've sent this to the wrong list -- redirecting this to cygwin-xfree. Igor
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Will Senn wrote: > All, > > I have read the thread on this error and while interesting and > captivating, it doesn't appear to apply to my installation. > > I heard cygwin switched to X.org from XFree86 over licensing, etc. I > decided groovy, my cygwin installation is getting a bit stale anyway. > So, I deleted my cygwin directory along with all the references in the > registry and downloaded the realease directory, and burned it to DVD > (can't believe it won't fit on a CD anymore) yesterday. I ran setup, > pointed it to my spankin' new cygwin DVD and let 'er rip for a while. > The installation worked like a charm for the command line stuff. I did > my usual tweakage - added %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 to cygwin.bat, > add Cygwin Prompt Here to the registry, associated .sh files with > cygwin.bat and installed my brand new _fullbackup.sh and _incbackup.sh > files (thanks Fred Kulack for the -T- steer - embedded spaces are SUCH > a pain) and added them to the Scheduled Tasks. I ran both jobs once to > be sure they worked and Voila! Eureka! it worked. > > However, I then tried to run startx from the command line to compare > X.org with the previous XFree86 and bummer, dude... > ~ could not open default font 'fixed' > ouch, looked in the archives for this list, read the thread and looked > at the faq entry, but neither possibility appears to apply: > > 1. xorg-x11-fnts is missing - nope, it's there. > 2. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid, ls lists all the normal > directories and misc contains a slew of .pcf.gz files. > > > I reran /etc/postinstall/xorg-x11-fnts.sh.done, but it didn't fix > anything. > > here's some of the output of the command (extraneous stuff omitted > including extra linebreaks). > > Please give a helpful suggestion as to next steps... > > Thanks, > > Will > - -----------------snip > $ startx > Welcome to the XWin X Server > Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project > Release: 6.7.0.0-9 > Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > XWin was started with the following command line: > X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard > (snip) > (EE) Keyboardlayout "US" (00000409) is unknown > Rules = "xorg" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)" > Options = "(null)" > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, > removing from list! > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "I have since come to realize that being between your mentor and his route to the bathroom is a major career booster." -- Patrick Naughton