"unix/:-1" is how Xserver connects to xfs, the X font-server.
Going by the message you got, when xfs tried to upload its fonts to your
X-server, some files or folders containing fonts were missing. Running
Xconfigurator may have updated the configuration file for xfs (the file is
/etc/X11/fs/config) to not include the missing path, OR, Xconfigurator
dropped the command to download fonts from xfs. Look in /etc/X11/XF86Config
in the "FontPath" section, if xfs is being used for serving fonts you'll see
a line that looks like:
Load "unix/:-1"
You really do want this line in your XF86Config as xfs lets you use scalable
fonts and TrueType fonts, which is a big plus as the standard X fonts look
awful in higher resolutions.
On Tuesday 07 August 2001 19:42, Errant wrote:
> Running Xconfigurator worked... but why did I have this problem in
> the first place? And how would I avoid it in the future?
>
> Thanx again,
>
> E
>
> >On Tuesday 07 August 2001 5:58 pm, you wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I suddenly can't get x up and running on my LM8 box. After issuing
> >>
> >> the startx command as Root from console, it returns the following:
> >> >Could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from list!
> >> >
> >> >Fatal Server Error:
> >> >could not open default font 'fixed'
> >>
> >> Can someone help me fix this, and explain how it might have happened?
> >>
> >> Thanx a bunch,
> >>
> >> E
> >
> >Try typing in Xconfigurator and running that.
> >Might get you back and running again.
> > Robin
