Charles Leeds wrote:
> Mandrake gurus,
>
> I have had no problem getting truetype fonts to work in Redhat 6.0 and 6.1
> every time:
>
> copy c:\windows\fonts to /usr/local/fonts
>
> in /usr/local/fonts do a ttmkfdir > fonts.dir
>
> chkfontpath --add /usr/local/fonts
>
> stop and start xfs
>
> And voila, I had Truetype Fonts!
>
> Does anyone know how to replace the entire Mandrake xfs system with RedHat
> 6.0's?
>
> I can't get Mandrake's to work and I have tried all kinds of things with
> fonts.scale and fonts.dir.... xfs will never start for me with any kind of
> truetype font directory in the chkfontpath list.
>
> Can anyone help me? I am chartered to make a prototype of a Linux
> configuration to replace Windows on our low end desktops and without
> Truetype fonts for Mandrake, I will have to use RedHat 6.1 instead. I
> really want to tweak that Mandrake update tool to keep our desktops updated
> with the latest RPM's...
>
> Thanks,
> Fox
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Have you installed the TrueType fonts fron the Mandrake disk?
What is the output from your chkfontpath -l
What is the entry in your XF86Config file section, "Files"
