I have a similar problem. I downloaded a seven meg file from rpmfind.net,
but it appears to be the wrong file. As I am a dummy, can someone let me
know what I'm looking for?
----- Original Message -----
From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Font trouble
> 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
>
