Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Andy Spiegl
According to Steve Hsieh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I encountered the same problem. Doing a > > mkfontdir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/* > > seems to fix the problem for Xfree servers; it still doesn't work after > that for AcceleratedX though. Thanks a lot for the hint. Unfortunately it doesn'

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Bob Clark
Looks like you're missing the FontPath line(s) in the "Files" section of /etc/X11/XF86Config. Try man XF86Config. Andy Spiegl wrote: > > According to Steve Hsieh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I encountered the same problem. Doing a > > > > mkfontdir /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/* > > > > seems to

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Andy Spiegl
According to Bob Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Looks like you're missing the FontPath line(s) in the > "Files" section of /etc/X11/XF86Config. Try man XF86Config. You are right, I commented out the FontPath lines in XF86Config, but I am running xfs. Shouldn't that provide all the fonts? Thank

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Scott Ellis
On 25 Sep 1997, Andy Spiegl wrote: > According to Bob Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Looks like you're missing the FontPath line(s) in the > > "Files" section of /etc/X11/XF86Config. Try man XF86Config. > > You are right, I commented out the FontPath lines in XF86Config, > but I am runnin

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Scott Ellis wrote: > > > On 25 Sep 1997, Andy Spiegl wrote: > > > According to Bob Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > Looks like you're missing the FontPath line(s) in the > > > "Files" section of /etc/X11/XF86Config. Try man XF86Config. > > > > You are right, I co

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Civ Kevin F. Havener
You didn't say (and I can't figure out from your error messages) whether or not you are using AcceleratedX. If so, you need to go into all of your font directories and gunzip the fonts, then ncompress them if you have it, then do the mkfontdir step. AcceleratedX can't do gzipped fonts, but it

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Lawrence
> I took a look at the output of the X server in an earlier post and it > already uses xfs for the fonts. But you have to configure xfs so that it > looks in the right place for the fonts. Take a look at the 'catalogue' > line in /etc/X11/xfs/config. You have to set this to exactly the set of > fon

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, Civ Kevin F. Havener wrote: > You didn't say (and I can't figure out from your error messages) whether > or not you are using AcceleratedX. If so, you need to go into all of > your font directories and gunzip the fonts, then ncompress them if you > have it, then do the mkf

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > > I took a look at the output of the X server in an earlier post and it > > already uses xfs for the fonts. But you have to configure xfs so that it > > looks in the right place for the fonts. Take a look at the 'catalogue' > > line in /etc/X11/xfs/config. Yo

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Andy Spiegl
According to Remco Blaakmeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I took a look at the output of the X server in an earlier post and it > already uses xfs for the fonts. But you have to configure xfs so that it > looks in the right place for the fonts. Take a look at the 'catalogue' > line in /etc/X11/xfs/co

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Lawrence
Andy Spiegl wrote: > > According to Remco Blaakmeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I took a look at the output of the X server in an earlier post and it > > already uses xfs for the fonts. But you have to configure xfs so that it > > looks in the right place for the fonts. Take a look at the 'catal

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Lawrence
> Xfs is the X Font Server. You won't have much problems if you don't use > it, but it seems to be better than letting the X server manage the fonts > in some cases. For example, you don't have to gunzip all fonts if you are > using an X server that doesn't understand gzipped fonts. And of course y

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread David Wright
On 25 Sep 1997, Andy Spiegl wrote: > According to Remco Blaakmeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I took a look at the output of the X server in an earlier post and it > > already uses xfs for the fonts. But you have to configure xfs so that it > > looks in the right place for the fonts. Take a loo

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On 25 Sep 1997, Andy Spiegl wrote: > According to Remco Blaakmeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I took a look at the output of the X server in an earlier post and it > > already uses xfs for the fonts. But you have to configure xfs so that it > > looks in the right place for the fonts. Take a loo

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > > Xfs is the X Font Server. You won't have much problems if you don't use > > it, but it seems to be better than letting the X server manage the fonts > > in some cases. For example, you don't have to gunzip all fonts if you are > > using an X server that doe

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Lawrence
Remco Blaakmeer wrote: > No, you will have to tell the X server that it must use the font server. > Look in /etc/X11/XF86Config for some lines like: > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" > Place a '#' in front of all those lines, and add a line: > FontPath "tcp/localhost:7100" >

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > If I put 'FontPath "tcp/localhost:7100"' the very first line and follow > by others font paths, do you think the X server will try to use the xfs, > if fails it uses the others. Hmm, interesting thought. I'll try it. -- wait some time -- No, it doesn't wor

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Lawrence
I tried to comment out ALL FontPath and I can't still run startx, though the Font looks bad, xfs not running and the following commands give error. I am using xsvga, does it has a VERY default font! fsinfo -server localhost:7100 fslsfonts -server localhost:7100 Remco Blaakmeer wrote: > > O

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Lawrence
sorry, my previous post have some typo errors, here is the correct one. I tried to comment out ALL FontPath and I CAN still run startx, though the Font looks bad, xfs not running and the following commands give error. I am using xsvga, does it has a VERY default font! fsinfo -server localhost:7

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-25 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > sorry, my previous post have some typo errors, here is the correct one. > > I tried to comment out ALL FontPath and I CAN still run startx, though > the Font looks bad, xfs not running and the following commands give > error. I am using xsvga, does it has a

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-26 Thread Lawrence
Remco Blaakmeer wrote: > > On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > > > sorry, my previous post have some typo errors, here is the correct one. > > > > I tried to comment out ALL FontPath and I CAN still run startx, though > > the Font looks bad, xfs not running and the following commands give > >

Re: X problem after update from REX to BO (detailed error messages now)

1997-09-27 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Fri, 26 Sep 1997, Lawrence wrote: > Thank for your info. and yes the server compiled with a default font > paths. > > By the way, I can still run startx with the following FontPath, and > don't know you said your won't work? > FontPath "tcp/localhost:7100" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/li