When I comment out: Fontpath "unix/:7100" from XF86Config it gives me the error:
Fatal server error: No valid FontPath could be found Making the default runlevel as 5 does not make a difference. Just that the error messages are printed on a blue background :-) hmmm... what can it be :-? ----- Original Message ----- From: Tapeshwar Nath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] X doesn't start - "Fatal server error" > > comment out the Fontpath "unix/:7100" from > XF86Config-4 > This will surely help > > --Tapeshwar > > --- Kapil Karekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have tried the following things but still the > > error persists: > > > > 1. start xfs ... then do startx. > > > > 2. Take the output from chkfontpath and add the line > > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" as another fontpath > > in /etc/X11/XF86Config > > > > 3. Comment out: Fontpath "unix/:7100" in XF86Config > > file > > > > The 2nd and 3rd porcesses were obtained after > > searching the archives. > > > > Still the same errors :-( > > > > Does anybody know the solution? > > > > Thanks !! > > Kapil > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ninad Purohit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:05 PM > > > > > > > > > > give the command > > > service xfs start > > > or /etc/init.d/xfs start > > > before startx > > > > > > > > > --- Kapil Karekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi luggers, > > > > > > > > I am currently unable to start the GUI on my RHL > > 8.0 > > > > box using "startx". It > > > > throws up the following error message: > > > > > > > > Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to > > pre-XKB > > > > keymap > > > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > > could not open default font 'fixed' > > > > > > > > The XFree86 log file can be viewed at: > > > > http://www.libretech.com/XFree86.0.log > > > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated !! > > > > > > > > Thanks buddies :-)) > > > > Kapil Karekar -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
