On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I've recently tried to install 6.1 on my HP 6357 and everything worked out
> except one minor
> detail, there were no fonts. On tbe desktop some of the icons showed up
> as a black shadow,
> others were fine, but not one letter showed up. I've had this type of
> problem with windows
> also where the fonts would be represented as square boxes, or not show up
> at all. I've
> completely erased and reformatted/partitioned my hard drive numorous times
> and tried every
> resolution type. When the graphics test screen came up during
> installation, there was a gray
> confirmation box that I hit "enter" even though it was not readable. My
> system has the Sis 5598
> chipset with 64MB shared memory. Any help with this would be highly
> appreciated, otherwise I'll
> be forced to give the thing a drop-kick out the door.
> Thanks
> Vic
>
Upgrade your X configuration with the latest X server. This
is a known bug with the X server that ships with 6.1.
You'll probably have to download it directly from
xfree86.org, or you may be able to find an RPM for it from
rpmfind.net
John
