On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 10:27, Patrick Kirk wrote: > > > >reinstall cfonts-75dpi xfonts-100dpi and xfonts-base > > > That was the firs tthing I did after searching on Google for similiar > problems. > > No joy though. > > phasar:~# apt-get install xfonts-base xfonts-75dpi xfonts-100dpi > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > Sorry, xfonts-base is already the newest version. > Sorry, xfonts-75dpi is already the newest version. > Sorry, xfonts-100dpi is already the newest version. > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > phasar:~# >
Which means you din t do anything. In order to reinstall you need apt-get install --reinstall <package> without the --reinstall it will not reinstall. > > > >There is a debconf thing that install a first version of XF86Config-4 > >And usually even the "simple" method choosen at install time gives you > >nearly correct XF86Config-4 file which just needs some fine tuning. > >through > > > There is no reference to fixed fonts in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 so I > don't understand how editting it will allow me to startx. > HAve I misunderstood something or missed some basic detail? This was unrelated to the fonts problem, you were genrally complaining about the X installation. Michel. > > >vi /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 works great. > > > > > >Michel. > >> > >> Fatal server error: > >> could not open default font 'fixed' > >> >
