Though I have yet to upgrade to TeTeX myself, I encountered this problem when I installed the old latex packages.
As root, go to /usr/lib/texmf/ini (or the TeTeX equivalent) and, if there's a makefile there you can just type 'make' but otherwise type 'initex latex.initex'. This will create a latex.fmt which is the default format file it's looking for. M On Jun 15, 11:06pm, Gernot wrote: } Subject: TeTex-Problem | Im having a problem with the tetex-packages. I upgraded from Debian 1.2 | to 1.3 and have now TeTex installed (not the normal latex-packages | anymore...). Now I cant compile my files anymore. I always get: | | > mother:~/Uni> latex document.tex | > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (C version 6.1) | > I can't find the default format file! | > mother:~/Uni> | }-- End of excerpt from Gernot -- Max Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Max is a sagittarius but Max's family owns a taurus. This is the dichotomy that is Max. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .