SOLUTION to "could not open default font 'fixed'" error (XWindows under Cygwin)

[Adem24]

SOLUTION to "could not open default font 'fixed'" error (X under Cygwin)

How I solved the "could not open default font 'fixed'" error 
when starting XWindows under Cygwin:

One has to install the full font package Xfnts.tgz
I found the Xfnts.tgz here:
http://dir.filewatcher.com/d/Other/binaries/Cygwin/Xfnts.tgz.16634489.html

Step 1: 
  Under the root of cygwin create a directory /manual_downloads (for example)
  and download the above file into this directory

Step 2: unpack the above file manually into the right directory as follows:
  cd /usr/X11R6
  tar -xvzf /manual_downloads/Xfnts.tgz

Step 3: see if there is a .xinitrc file in your home directory:
  cd
  ls -l .xinitrc

Step 4: if there is no .xinitrc in your home directory (see step 3 above)
then do the following:
  cp /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc  ~/.xinitrc

Step 5: start X as follows:
  startx


Now it should work...  :-)



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Couldn't startx. "could not open default font 'fixed'"

[Scott Hendrickson]

-- But, following the FAQ didn't fix the problem --

I tried: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
I also verified that there were a lot of font files in misc. I also
tried reinstalling.

The only thing that seemed to fix the problem was selecting "Unix /
binary" rather than "DOS / text" when installing. With "Unix / binary"
(what I had intended to do), the x server worked. But, with "DOS /
text" (what I accidentally selected) it did not work.

I hope that helps anyone else with that problem (assuming that the FAQ
didn't work).

-- Scott

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Re: Couldn't startx. "could not open default font 'fixed'"

[Holger Krull]

Gosha Osipov schrieb:

"Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
removing from li
st!
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress" (full log file attached).



I deleted cygwin and completely downloaded if from the Internet and
reinstalled all packeges (in stable version), but the problem still
remains.


Check
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

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Couldn't startx. "could not open default font 'fixed'"

[Gosha Osipov]

I am unable to start cygwin due to an error message

"Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
removing from li
st!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress" (full log file attached).

I deleted cygwin and completely downloaded if from the Internet and
reinstalled all packeges (in stable version), but the problem still
remains.
(WW) /tmp mounted int textmode
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
(II) XF86Config is not supported
(II) See http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html for more information
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 32 bits per pixel
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1024 height: 768 depth: 32
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00ff ff00 00ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp 32
null screen fn ReparentWindow
null screen fn RestackWindow
InitQueue - Calling pthread_mutex_init
InitQueue - pthread_mutex_init returned
InitQueue - Calling pthread_cond_init
InitQueue - pthread_cond_init returned
winInitMultiWindowWM - Hello
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Hello
winInitMultiWindowWM - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to lack of 
shared memory support in the kernel
(--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "0409" (0409) 
(--) Using preset keyboard for "English (USA)" (409), type "4"
(--) 3 mouse buttons found
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from 
list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress
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Re: could not open default font fixed

[Joel M. Baldwin]

--On Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:20 AM +0100 Børge Strand-Bergesen 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



I need your help to set up the X fonts properly. Following the
suggestions in the mailing list and on the web does not bring about a
solution.

. . . snip . . .
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
removing from list!


Ignore this.  It means nothing.



Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'


This is what is keeping you from working.


As I remember my solution was some combo of the following items:

1.) Re-installing Cygwin with "Default Text File Type" set to
"Unix / binary".
 This causes cygwin to use "LF" instead of "CR/LF" for the End-Of-Line 
terminator.


2.) cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
  mkfontdir *

 This rebuilds the */fonts.dir files with the correct EOL.


Hope this helps.  Good luck! :)



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could not open default font fixed

[Børge Strand-Bergesen]

I need your help to set up the X fonts properly. Following the
suggestions in the mailing list and on the web does not bring about a
solution.

This seems to be a recurring problem, despite reinstalling Cygwin from
scratch on a pretty clean XP box, the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/
font directory is not installed.

Yes, I have tried to follow the instructions given in
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof. The
umount... command gives "No such file or directory". A reinstall of
the font packages named in the faq brings neither a CID directory nor
a 'fixed' fonts to X.

I hope there is a solution to this problem. If you are unable to
provide a solution, I hope one of you can zip down the ./fonts/CID
directory and send it to me so that I can use X again.


Best regards,

Borge


The popup message from X:

A fatal error ahs occured and Cygwin/X will now exit.
Please open /tmp/XWin.log for more information

Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
Release: 6.8.99.901-4
Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
XWin was started with the following command-line:

X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard






The X startup message in Cygwin (and content of XWin.log):


Borge [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
$ startx &
[1] 3756

Borge [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
$
Welcome to the XWin X Server
Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
Release: 6.8.99.901-4

Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com

XWin was started with the following command line:

X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard

(WW) /tmp mounted int textmode
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
winValidateArgs - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
(II) XF86Config is not supported
(II) See http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html for more information
winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 0007
winSetEngine - Multi Window or Rootless => ShadowGDI
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 32 bits per pixel
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1600 height: 1200 depth: 32
winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00ff ff00 00ff
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00ff ff00 00ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp 32
null screen fn ReparentWindow
null screen fn RestackWindow
InitQueue - Calling pthread_mutex_init
InitQueue - pthread_mutex_init returned
InitQueue - Calling pthread_cond_init
InitQueue - pthread_cond_init returned
winInitMultiWindowWM - Hello
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Hello
winInitMultiWindowWM - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to
lack of shared memory support in the kernel
(--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "0414" (0414)
(--) Using preset keyboard for "Norwegian" (414), type "4"
Rules = "xorg" Model = "pc105" Layout = "no" Variant = "(null)"
Options = "(null)"
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:  Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but  has 2 symbols
>   Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
(--) 16 mouse buttons found
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'



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Could not open default font fixed

[Børge Strand-Bergesen]

 need your help to set up the X fonts properly. Following the
suggestions in the mailing list and on the web does not bring about a
solution.

This seems to be a recurring problem, despite reinstalling Cygwin from
scratch on a pretty clean XP box, the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/
font directory is not installed.

Yes, I have tried to follow the instructions given in
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof. The
umount... command gives "No such file or directory". A reinstall of
the font packages named in the faq brings neither a CID directory nor
a 'fixed' fonts to X.

I hope there is a solution to this problem. If you are unable to
provide a solution, I hope one of you can zip down the ./fonts/CID
directory and send it to me so that I can use X again.

Please let me know if there are things I should do to help you figure
out what happened. This seems to be a large problem out there.


Best regards,

Borge


Contents of my fonts directory after a fresh install and following the
hints in the faq:

$ ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/
total 0
drwxrwx---+ 2 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 10:59 100dpi
drwxrwx---+ 2 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 10:50 75dpi
drwxrwx---+ 2 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 10:59 TTF
drwxrwx---+ 2 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 10:59 Type1
drwxrwx---+ 2 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 11:00 cyrillic
drwxrwx---+ 3 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 10:49 encodings
drwxrwx---+ 2 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 10:50 misc
drwxrwx---+ 2 Borge Strand Users 0 Feb  9 10:49 util



The popup message from X:

A fatal error ahs occured and Cygwin/X will now exit.
Please open /tmp/XWin.log for more information

Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
Release: 6.8.99.901-4
Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
XWin was started with the following command-line:

X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard






The X startup message in Cygwin (and content of XWin.log):


Borge [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
$ startx &
[1] 3756

Borge [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
$
Welcome to the XWin X Server
Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
Release: 6.8.99.901-4

Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com

XWin was started with the following command line:

X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard

(WW) /tmp mounted int textmode
_XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
winValidateArgs - g_iNumScreens: 1 iMaxConsecutiveScreen: 1
(II) XF86Config is not supported
(II) See http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html for more information
winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Returning, supported engines 0007
winSetEngine - Multi Window or Rootless => ShadowGDI
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 32 bits per pixel
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1600 height: 1200 depth: 32
winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: 00ff ff00 00ff
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00ff ff00 00ff BPRGB 8 d 24 bpp 32
null screen fn ReparentWindow
null screen fn RestackWindow
InitQueue - Calling pthread_mutex_init
InitQueue - pthread_mutex_init returned
InitQueue - Calling pthread_cond_init
InitQueue - pthread_cond_init returned
winInitMultiWindowWM - Hello
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Hello
winInitMultiWindowWM - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to
lack of shared memory support in the kernel
(--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "0414" (0414)
(--) Using preset keyboard for "Norwegian" (414), type "4"
Rules = "xorg" Model = "pc105" Layout = "no" Variant = "(null)"
Options = "(null)"
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning:  Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but  has 2 symbols
>   Ignoring extra symbols
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
(--) 16 mouse buttons found
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'



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Re: startxwin.bat fails: could not open default font 'fixed' (XP, FAQ 8.4 N/A)

[Brett Harris]

You forgot to reinstall the fonts packages after mounting the directory
binmode.
Igor


I figured that wouldn't actually make a difference since it lists all the 
fonts there, but I figured I would give it a shot anyway.


Here are the steps I performed:
1. Checked that the mount point was still listed
2. Closed all cygwin windows
3. Re-ran setup.exe
4. "reinstall"ed  xorg-x11-f100, xorg-x11-fcyr, xorg-x11-fenc, 
xorg-x11-fnts, and xorg-x11-fscl

5. Opened a cygwin shell and deleted /tmp/XWin.log
5. ran C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\startxwin.bat again

still no change. Here is a copy of the "new" XWin.log

$ cat XWin.log
_XSERVTransmkdir: ERROR: euid != 0,directory /tmp/.X11-unix will not be 
created.


(II) XF86Config is not supported
(II) See http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html for more information
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 16 bits per 
pixel
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1600 height: 1200 depth: 
16
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks f800 07e0 001f BPRGB 6 d 16 bpp 
16

null screen fn ReparentWindow
null screen fn RestackWindow
InitQueue - Calling pthread_mutex_init
InitQueue - pthread_mutex_init returned
InitQueue - Calling pthread_cond_init
InitQueue - pthread_cond_init returned
winInitMultiWindowWM - Hello
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Hello
winInitMultiWindowWM - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to lack of 
shar

ed memory support in the kernel
(--) Setting autorepeat to delay=750, rate=24
(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "0409" (0409)
(--) Using preset keyboard for "English (USA)" (409), type "4"
(--) 3 mouse buttons found
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, removing 
from li

st!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress


Any other ideas?

-Brett

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Re: startxwin.bat fails: could not open default font 'fixed' (XP, FAQ 8.4 N/A)

[Igor Peshansky]

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007, Brett Harris wrote:

> > I have this in my mount table that you are missing:
> > C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts type
> > system (binmode)
> >
> > Could you try that?
> >
> > I snipped out lots of your data just to save space.
> >
> > -Jason
>
> Performed the following steps and then tried to run startxwin.bat, no
> change though.
>
> -Brett
>
> -
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
> $ mount -bs "C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts" /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
> $ mount
> C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts type system
> (binmo
> de)
> C:\cygwin\bin on /usr/bin type system (binmode)
> C:\cygwin\lib on /usr/lib type system (binmode)
> C:\cygwin on / type system (binmode)
> c: on /cygdrive/c type system (binmode,noumount)
> x: on /cygdrive/x type system (binmode,noumount)
> y: on /cygdrive/y type system (binmode,noumount)
> z: on /cygdrive/z type system (binmode,noumount)
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
> $ cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
> $ ls
> 100dpi  75dpi  TTF  Type1  cyrillic  encodings  misc  util

You forgot to reinstall the fonts packages after mounting the directory
binmode.
Igor
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Re: startxwin.bat fails: could not open default font 'fixed' (XP, FAQ 8.4 N/A)

[Brett Harris]

I have this in my mount table that you are missing:
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts type
system (binmode)

Could you try that?

I snipped out lots of your data just to save space.

-Jason



Performed the following steps and then tried to run startxwin.bat, no change 
though.


-Brett

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$ mount -bs "C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts" /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
$ mount
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts type system 
(binmo

de)
C:\cygwin\bin on /usr/bin type system (binmode)
C:\cygwin\lib on /usr/lib type system (binmode)
C:\cygwin on / type system (binmode)
c: on /cygdrive/c type system (binmode,noumount)
x: on /cygdrive/x type system (binmode,noumount)
y: on /cygdrive/y type system (binmode,noumount)
z: on /cygdrive/z type system (binmode,noumount)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~
$ cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/

[EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
$ ls
100dpi  75dpi  TTF  Type1  cyrillic  encodings  misc  util

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Re: startxwin.bat fails: could not open default font 'fixed' (XP, FAQ 8.4 N/A)

[DePriest, Jason R.]

On 3/30/07, Brett Harris  wrote:

I reinstalled cygwin and can't seem to get the XServer to start.  It fails
with "Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'".  Section 8.4
of the FAQ gives a fix, which doesn't seem to be applicable to my situation.
  I've tried both re-installing the font packages listed and re-running the
applicable post install scripts.  I included some relevant info, but if
y'all need anything else let me know.

Thanks in advance,
  Brett


- - - - 8< - - - - -

-
$ mount
C:\cygwin\bin on /usr/bin type system (binmode)
C:\cygwin\lib on /usr/lib type system (binmode)
C:\cygwin on / type system (binmode)
c: on /cygdrive/c type system (binmode,noumount)
x: on /cygdrive/x type system (binmode,noumount)
y: on /cygdrive/y type system (binmode,noumount)
z: on /cygdrive/z type system (binmode,noumount)
-

- - - - - >8 - - - - - -

I have this in my mount table that you are missing:
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts on /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts type
system (binmode)

Could you try that?

I snipped out lots of your data just to save space.

-Jason

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Re: startxwin.sh doesn't start, getting "could not open default font 'fixed'" error

[Jerome Fong]

cygXmu-6.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 10:22
   10k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXmuu-1.dll - os=4.0 
img=1.0 sys=4.0

  "cygXmuu-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 10:23
   26k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXp-6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 
sys=4.0

  "cygXp-6.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 10:27
   54k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXpm-4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 
sys=4.0

  "cygXpm-4.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 10:26
   10k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXrandr-2.dll - os=4.0 
img=1.0 sys=4.0

  "cygXrandr-2.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 11:58
   30k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXrender-1.dll - os=4.0 
img=1.0 sys=4.0

  "cygXrender-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 11:52
7k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXRes-1.dll - os=4.0 
img=1.0 sys=4.0

  "cygXRes-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 12:00
   38k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygxrx-6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 
sys=4.0

  "cygxrx-6.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 13:13
   24k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygxrxnest-6.dll - os=4.0 
img=1.0 sys=4.0

  "cygxrxnest-6.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 13:14
  283k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXt-6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 
sys=4.0

  "cygXt-6.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 10:19
   27k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXTrap-6.dll - os=4.0 
img=1.0 sys=4.0

  "cygXTrap-6.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 12:00
   17k 2005/10/27 C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\cygXtst-6.dll - os=4.0 
img=1.0 sys=4.0

  "cygXtst-6.dll" v0.0 ts=2005/10/26 10:49

No Cygwin services found.


Cygwin Package Information
Last downloaded files to: C:\downloads\cygwin
Last downloaded files from: ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/cygwin

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ash  20040127-3
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base-passwd  2.2-1
bash 3.2.9-11
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bzip21.0.3-2
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coreutils6.7-2
cron 3.0.1-22
crypt1.1-1
cygrunsrv1.17-1
cygutils 1.3.1-1
cygwin   1.5.24-2
cygwin-doc   1.4-4
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diffstat 1.43-1
diffutils2.8.7-1
e2fsprogs1.35-3
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expat1.95.8-1
findutils4.3.2-3
fontconfig   2.4.1-4
freetype22.1.9-1
gawk 3.1.5-4
gdbm 1.8.3-8
gettext  0.15-1
glib22.10.3-1
glib2-runtime2.10.3-1
grep 2.5.1a-2
groff1.18.1-2
gzip 1.3.9-1
initscripts  0.9-1
ioperm   0.4-1
less 381-1
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libdb4.2 4.2.52-1
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xorg-x11-bin-dlls6.8.99.901-1
xorg-x11-bin-

Re: startxwin.sh doesn't start, getting "could not open default font 'fixed'" error

[DePriest, Jason R.]

On 2/27/07, Jerome Fong  wrote:

Yes, that is where I got the "umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts" command
from.
However I get the following error when I attempt to un-mount the directory:

$ umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
umount: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory

thanks,

Jerome

Holger Krull wrote:
> Jerome Fong schrieb:
>> I searched but I didn't see an answer to this problem.  I am running
>> Cygwin on Windows XP.   When I attempt to run startxwin.sh, I am getting
>> an error that says "could not open default font 'fixed' ".
>
> Did you check
> http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
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Re: startxwin.sh doesn't start, getting "could not open default font 'fixed'" error

[Jerome Fong]

Yes, that is where I got the "umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts" command 
from.

However I get the following error when I attempt to un-mount the directory:

$ umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
umount: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory

thanks,

Jerome

Holger Krull wrote:

Jerome Fong schrieb:

I searched but I didn't see an answer to this problem.  I am running
Cygwin on Windows XP.   When I attempt to run startxwin.sh, I am getting
an error that says "could not open default font 'fixed' ".


Did you check
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

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Re: startxwin.sh doesn't start, getting "could not open default font 'fixed'" error

[Holger Krull]

Jerome Fong schrieb:
> I searched but I didn't see an answer to this problem.  I am running
> Cygwin on Windows XP.   When I attempt to run startxwin.sh, I am getting
> an error that says "could not open default font 'fixed' ".

Did you check
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

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startxwin.sh doesn't start, getting "could not open default font 'fixed'" error

[Jerome Fong]

I searched but I didn't see an answer to this problem.  I am running 
Cygwin on Windows XP.   When I attempt to run startxwin.sh, I am getting 
an error that says "could not open default font 'fixed' ".


Reading the User's Guide and checking out similar posting.  I see that I 
am supposed to umount my /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts directory.  However, 
my directory isn't a link, there is nothing to un-mount, it is a 
physical directory.  What am I missing here?


thanks,

Jerome


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EOL Fix? for Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

[Shang-Wen Cheng]

Synopsis:  if you encounter the fatal server error due to "fixed" font, 
and have tried FAQ 8.4 to no avail, switching the end-of-lines to UNIX 
may solve the problem:



After following the Cygwin/X installation instruction, running startx 
ended with this message, which others have reported, and which FAQ 8.4 
(http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof) 
attempted to address:


Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress

Unfortunately, neither of the two listed reasons applied to me.  I 
confirmed the installation of the required "xorg-x11-fnts" pakcage, and 
my /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts seemed in tact (misc/ had 414 items).


Still, just for good measures, I tried reinstalling the 5 font related 
packages, still no help.


Finally, the Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:03:25 +0100 post by Mikaël Baudet 
prompted to try switching from DOS to UNIX end-of-lines, and 
reinstalling all the xorg-x11-* packages, and voila, startx worked.


Cheers,
Shang-Wen Cheng


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1.5.21-1: could not open default font 'fixed' bug (Win XP x64)

[Ben Shafer]

After setting the installation setting:

Default Text File Type
to
DOS/text,

and installing the x server,

the server will not start, and places an error in /tmp/XWin.log, saying:

could not open default font 'fixed'

The FAQ has an attempted solution (8.4), but does not note that a third 
reason for the error is simply that Cygwin was installed with DOS/text 
files. I don't think making that selection should cause the x server to die.


For those who have already installed with DOS/text, the solution is to 
run http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe, select Unix/binary file types on 
the third page, and set each of the following packages to Reinstall:

 xorg-x11-f100
 xorg-x11-fcyr
 xorg-x11-fenc
 xorg-x11-fnts
 xorg-x11-fscl

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Re: could not open default font 'fixed'

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

Andrew MacDonald wrote:

Hey,

I'm sure you've all see this one posted on here before, but something
has to be different because none of the solutions that I have found
worked for me.

I've checked mount points ensuring directories existed.  I've
re-installed font packages.  I tried re-running the postinstall
scripts.  Yes, I have looked through the FAQ.

I've also verfied that the font.alias file in
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc contained a 'fixed' alias.  I took that
and mapped it back to the actual .pcf.gz file an ensured it existed.
As far as I can tell, everything looks perfectly normal.

Except it won't start.

Here is the XWin.log:








I checked the cygwin setup.exe to see what version of X I had
installed.  Is there any issues with this particular version?  I have
6.8.99.901-1 for all the X packages.  Well the ones that I have
installed.

If anyone can help, it'd be much appreciated.
Andrew



You didn't mention whether during your re-install whether you made sure the
directory the fonts were going into were binary mounted.  If this wasn't
the case, try again with a binary mounted directory.

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could not open default font 'fixed'

[Andrew MacDonald]

Hey,

I'm sure you've all see this one posted on here before, but something
has to be different because none of the solutions that I have found
worked for me.

I've checked mount points ensuring directories existed.  I've
re-installed font packages.  I tried re-running the postinstall
scripts.  Yes, I have looked through the FAQ.

I've also verfied that the font.alias file in
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc contained a 'fixed' alias.  I took that
and mapped it back to the actual .pcf.gz file an ensured it existed.
As far as I can tell, everything looks perfectly normal.

Except it won't start.

Here is the XWin.log:
--
(WW) /tmp mounted int textmode
_XSERVTransmkdir: ERROR: euid != 0,directory /tmp/.X11-unix will not be created.
(II) XF86Config is not supported
(II) See http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html for more information
winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 16 bits per pixel
winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1024 height: 768 depth: 16
winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks f800 07e0 001f BPRGB 6 d 16 bpp 16
null screen fn ReparentWindow
null screen fn RestackWindow
InitQueue - Calling pthread_mutex_init
InitQueue - pthread_mutex_init returned
InitQueue - Calling pthread_cond_init
InitQueue - pthread_cond_init returned
winInitMultiWindowWM - Hello
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Hello
winInitMultiWindowWM - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to
lack of shared memory support in the kernel
(--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "0409" (0409)
(--) Using preset keyboard for "English (USA)" (409), type "4"
(--) 3 mouse buttons found
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress

Locating the 'fixed' font:
--

[EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
$ grep ^fixed fonts.alias
fixed-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1


From fonts.dir (I wasn't sure how to grep for

-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1, but
trust me it's there)
6x13-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz
-misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1

[EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
$ ls 6x13-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz
6x13-ISO8859-1.pcf.gz


I checked the cygwin setup.exe to see what version of X I had
installed.  Is there any issues with this particular version?  I have
6.8.99.901-1 for all the X packages.  Well the ones that I have
installed.

If anyone can help, it'd be much appreciated.
Andrew
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Re: could not open default font 'fixed' - revisited

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Will Senn wrote:

> All,
>
> I have read the thread on this error and while interesting and
> captivating, it doesn't appear to apply to my installation.
>
> I heard cygwin switched to X.org from XFree86 over licensing, etc. I
> decided groovy, my cygwin installation is getting a bit stale anyway.
> So, I deleted my cygwin directory along with all the references in the
> registry and downloaded the realease directory, and burned it to DVD
> (can't believe it won't fit on a CD anymore) yesterday. I ran setup,
> pointed it to my spankin' new cygwin DVD and let 'er rip for a while.
> The installation worked like a charm for the command line stuff. I did
> my usual tweakage - added %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 to cygwin.bat,
> add Cygwin Prompt Here to the registry, associated .sh files with
> cygwin.bat and installed my brand new _fullbackup.sh and _incbackup.sh
> files (thanks Fred Kulack for the -T- steer - embedded spaces are SUCH
> a pain) and added them to the Scheduled Tasks. I ran both jobs once to
> be sure they worked and Voila! Eureka! it worked.
>
> However, I then tried to run startx from the command line to compare
> X.org with the previous XFree86 and bummer, dude...
> ~could not open default font 'fixed'
> ouch, looked in the archives for this list, read the thread and looked
> at the faq entry, but neither possibility appears to apply:
>
> 1. xorg-x11-fnts is missing - nope, it's there.
> 2. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid, ls lists all the normal
> directories and misc contains a slew of .pcf.gz files.
>
>
> I reran /etc/postinstall/xorg-x11-fnts.sh.done, but it didn't fix
> anything.
>
> here's some of the output of the command (extraneous stuff omitted
> including extra linebreaks).
>
> Please give a helpful suggestion as to next steps...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will
> - -snip
> $ startx
> Welcome to the XWin X Server
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.7.0.0-9
> Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> XWin was started with the following command line:
> X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard
> (snip)
> (EE) Keyboardlayout "US" (0409) is unknown
> Rules = "xorg" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)"
> Options = "(null)"
> Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
> removing from list!
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'

<http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof>
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Re: could not open default font 'fixed' - revisited

[Will Senn]

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Brian,
Makes sense now, thanks for the clarification. I will be sure to not
reply by changing the subject of another message in future. So, can
you apply your intense powers of cognition to my problem and provide a
useful answer? BTW the message you are referencing or replying to was
not sent to this newsgroup (by me).
Thanks,
Will
Brian Dessent wrote:
| Will Senn wrote:
|
|> 1. I started a new thread, hence the - revisited suffix. 2. I
|> didn't reply to a message
|
|
| Your headers speak otherwise:
|
|> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|
|
| Your so-called new message shows up in my mail program as a reply
| to "Re: `touch' created wrong file without giving error" by Peter
| J. Acklam, which is a completely unrelated thread.  It will also
| appear in the web archives in this broken manner.  Anyone searching
| those archives for help in the future will likely be confused as to
| what in the world your message regarding upgrading your X11 server
| has to do with touch not being able to create filenames with
| trailing spaces.
|
| Hitting reply and changing the subject does *NOT* create a new
| thread!
|
| Brian
|
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Re: could not open default font 'fixed' - revisited

[Brian Dessent]

Will Senn wrote:

> 1. I started a new thread, hence the - revisited suffix.
> 2. I didn't reply to a message

Your headers speak otherwise:

> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Your so-called new message shows up in my mail program as a reply to
"Re: `touch' created wrong file without giving error" by Peter J.
Acklam, which is a completely unrelated thread.  It will also appear in
the web archives in this broken manner.  Anyone searching those archives
for help in the future will likely be confused as to what in the world
your message regarding upgrading your X11 server has to do with touch
not being able to create filenames with trailing spaces.

Hitting reply and changing the subject does *NOT* create a new thread!

Brian

Re: could not open default font 'fixed' - revisited

[Igor Pechtchanski]

First, please start a new thread instead of replying to a message from an
unrelated thread -- otherwise it screws up the threading.  Second, you've
sent this to the wrong list -- redirecting this to cygwin-xfree.
Igor

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Will Senn wrote:

> All,
>
> I have read the thread on this error and while interesting and
> captivating, it doesn't appear to apply to my installation.
>
> I heard cygwin switched to X.org from XFree86 over licensing, etc. I
> decided groovy, my cygwin installation is getting a bit stale anyway.
> So, I deleted my cygwin directory along with all the references in the
> registry and downloaded the realease directory, and burned it to DVD
> (can't believe it won't fit on a CD anymore) yesterday. I ran setup,
> pointed it to my spankin' new cygwin DVD and let 'er rip for a while.
> The installation worked like a charm for the command line stuff. I did
> my usual tweakage - added %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 to cygwin.bat,
> add Cygwin Prompt Here to the registry, associated .sh files with
> cygwin.bat and installed my brand new _fullbackup.sh and _incbackup.sh
> files (thanks Fred Kulack for the -T- steer - embedded spaces are SUCH
> a pain) and added them to the Scheduled Tasks. I ran both jobs once to
> be sure they worked and Voila! Eureka! it worked.
>
> However, I then tried to run startx from the command line to compare
> X.org with the previous XFree86 and bummer, dude...
> ~could not open default font 'fixed'
> ouch, looked in the archives for this list, read the thread and looked
> at the faq entry, but neither possibility appears to apply:
>
> 1. xorg-x11-fnts is missing - nope, it's there.
> 2. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid, ls lists all the normal
> directories and misc contains a slew of .pcf.gz files.
>
>
> I reran /etc/postinstall/xorg-x11-fnts.sh.done, but it didn't fix
> anything.
>
> here's some of the output of the command (extraneous stuff omitted
> including extra linebreaks).
>
> Please give a helpful suggestion as to next steps...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Will
> - -snip
> $ startx
> Welcome to the XWin X Server
> Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> Release: 6.7.0.0-9
> Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> XWin was started with the following command line:
> X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard
> (snip)
> (EE) Keyboardlayout "US" (00000409) is unknown
> Rules = "xorg" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)"
> Options = "(null)"
> Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
> removing from list!
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'

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Re: could not open default font 'fixed'

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Fri, 7 May 2004, Gregor von Rotz wrote:

Hi all

Couldn't find any solution on the web for this problem of fonts not
found.

Igor
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could not open default font 'fixed'

[Gregor von Rotz]

Hi all

Couldn't find any solution on the web for this problem of fonts not found

Thanks for the help
Cheers
Gregor
OsVendorInit - Creating bogus screen 0
winInitializeDefaultScreens - w 1400 h 1050
winInitializeDefaultScreens - Returning
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
InitOutput - Error reading config file
winDetectSupportedEngines - Windows NT/2000/XP
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw installed
winDetectSupportedEngines - Allowing PrimaryDD
winDetectSupportedEngines - DirectDraw4 installed
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winScreenInit - dwWidth: 1400 dwHeight: 1050
winSetEngine - Using Shadow DirectDraw NonLocking
winAdjustVideoModeShadowDDNL - Using Windows display depth of 16 bits per pixel
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winCreatePrimarySurfaceShadowDDNL - Creating primary surface
winCreatePrimarySurfaceShadowDDNL - Created primary surface
winCreatePrimarySurfaceShadowDDNL - Attached clipper to primary surface
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winAllocateFBShadowDDNL - Created shadow stride: 1394
winFinishScreenInitFB - Masks: f800 07e0 001f
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winCreateDefColormap - Deferring to fbCreateDefColormap ()
winFinishScreenInitFB - returning
winScreenInit - returning
InitOutput - Returning.
MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to lack of shared 
memory support in the kernel
(--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
(--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "0807" (0807) 
(--) Using preset keyboard for "German (Switzerland)" (807), type "4"
(EE) No primary keyboard configured
(==) Using compiletime defaults for keyboard
Rules = "xfree86" Model = "pc105" Layout = "de_CH" Variant = "(null)" Options = 
"(null)"

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress

Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Harold L Hunt II]

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:


Igor Pechtchanski wrote:


On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:


Igor Pechtchanski wrote:


On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:


Jeff,

Jeff Wolkove wrote:



I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long
time to get around to updating the FAQ :)
There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to
nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003
when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it
really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

Harold
Harold,

FWIW, you should be able to simply re-run any one of the
/etc/postinstall/XFree86-f*.sh.done scripts... :-)
Igor
I don't understand, please explain.
Harold
Harold,

First, all the postinstall scripts for XFree86-fnts, XFree86-f100,
XFree86-fscl, XFree86-fcyr, and XFree86-fenc are the same -- that's the
"any one of..." part.
Right.


Secondly, umount is already part of these scripts, and there should be no
need to reinstall the package just to re-run the postinstall script, hence
my suggestion (to just re-run the script from the command line).  Of
course, if any of the font files are corrupt then reinstallation *is*
needed.
Sure, umount is part of those scripts, but I want my instructions to
work in all possible cases.  I could think of some weird instances where
someone had removed the postinstall scripts.  In any case, I don't want
to depend on those scripts being there.
The second part of your answer indicates that you don't fully understand
the problem.  See, it goes like this:
1) You have an invalid mount point in the registry that points to
nowhere for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.
2) You have setup.exe install the fonts packages.

3) setup.exe extracts the fonts packages according to the mount points,
thus extracting the fonts packages to *nowhere*.
4) You do not actually have the files from the fonts packages on your
system.
5) You have to kill the invalid mount point, then resinstall the fonts
packages in order to actually get the files.
Weird, eh?
Harold


Eek.  You're absolutely right -- I didn't think of this...  However, there
still should be no need for a "umount" in the instructions, as executing
the postinstall scripts during the first install should have pointed the
mount to the right place already.  A simple reinstallation of the fonts
packages should suffice.
A simple reinstall has been shown to not always work... just search the 
mailing list archives.  It is sort of a Catch-22 situation.  Trust me, I 
spent a lot of time thinking about the different scenarios that have 
tripped people up, and I want to leave the instructions in the "most 
likely to work" state rather than in a "fewest possible steps" state.  I 
want it to work right the first time, everytime, and I don't want anyone 
having the steps fail then asking on the mailing list for us to explain 
this again.

P.S. Unless explicitly deleted by some program or by the user, the scripts
will be there.
That is what I don't want to count on.

Additionally, I am simply not comfortable writing step-by-step 
instructions for running the post-install script.  You are making it 
sound easier to describe in spoonfulls than I think it is.  I think 
you'll find that describing it in a bullet-proof manner will lead to a 
list of caveats three times longer than my simple umount instruction. 
For example, you would have to put in a caveat for if they last updated 
their fonts before a certain date, in which case they would not have a 
postinstall script at all.

We are wasting a lot of words on a issue that is already sufficiently 
addressed.  If you really want it changed, write the step-by-step 
instructions for it, convince me that they are easier and more reliable, 
and I will change it; otherwise, lets drop it.

Harold

Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:

> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> >
> >>Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> >>>
> Jeff,
> 
> Jeff Wolkove wrote:
> 
> 
> >I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
> >I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
> >of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
> 
> Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long
> time to get around to updating the FAQ :)
> 
> There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to
> nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003
> when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it
> really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.
> 
> http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
> 
> Harold
> >>>
> >>>Harold,
> >>>
> >>>FWIW, you should be able to simply re-run any one of the
> >>>/etc/postinstall/XFree86-f*.sh.done scripts... :-)
> >>>  Igor
> >>
> >>I don't understand, please explain.
> >>Harold
> >
> > Harold,
> >
> > First, all the postinstall scripts for XFree86-fnts, XFree86-f100,
> > XFree86-fscl, XFree86-fcyr, and XFree86-fenc are the same -- that's the
> > "any one of..." part.
>
> Right.
>
> > Secondly, umount is already part of these scripts, and there should be no
> > need to reinstall the package just to re-run the postinstall script, hence
> > my suggestion (to just re-run the script from the command line).  Of
> > course, if any of the font files are corrupt then reinstallation *is*
> > needed.
>
> Sure, umount is part of those scripts, but I want my instructions to
> work in all possible cases.  I could think of some weird instances where
> someone had removed the postinstall scripts.  In any case, I don't want
> to depend on those scripts being there.
>
> The second part of your answer indicates that you don't fully understand
> the problem.  See, it goes like this:
>
> 1) You have an invalid mount point in the registry that points to
> nowhere for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.
>
> 2) You have setup.exe install the fonts packages.
>
> 3) setup.exe extracts the fonts packages according to the mount points,
> thus extracting the fonts packages to *nowhere*.
>
> 4) You do not actually have the files from the fonts packages on your
> system.
>
> 5) You have to kill the invalid mount point, then resinstall the fonts
> packages in order to actually get the files.
>
> Weird, eh?
> Harold

Eek.  You're absolutely right -- I didn't think of this...  However, there
still should be no need for a "umount" in the instructions, as executing
the postinstall scripts during the first install should have pointed the
mount to the right place already.  A simple reinstallation of the fonts
packages should suffice.
Igor
P.S. Unless explicitly deleted by some program or by the user, the scripts
will be there.
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Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Harold L Hunt II]

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:


Igor Pechtchanski wrote:


On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:


Jeff,

Jeff Wolkove wrote:


I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long
time to get around to updating the FAQ :)
There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to
nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003
when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it
really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

Harold
Harold,

FWIW, you should be able to simply re-run any one of the
/etc/postinstall/XFree86-f*.sh.done scripts... :-)
 Igor
I don't understand, please explain.
Harold


Harold,

First, all the postinstall scripts for XFree86-fnts, XFree86-f100,
XFree86-fscl, XFree86-fcyr, and XFree86-fenc are the same -- that's the
"any one of..." part.
Right.

Secondly, umount is already part of these scripts, and there should be no
need to reinstall the package just to re-run the postinstall script, hence
my suggestion (to just re-run the script from the command line).  Of
course, if any of the font files are corrupt then reinstallation *is*
needed.
Sure, umount is part of those scripts, but I want my instructions to 
work in all possible cases.  I could think of some weird instances where 
someone had removed the postinstall scripts.  In any case, I don't want 
to depend on those scripts being there.

The second part of your answer indicates that you don't fully understand 
the problem.  See, it goes like this:

1) You have an invalid mount point in the registry that points to 
nowhere for /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.

2) You have setup.exe install the fonts packages.

3) setup.exe extracts the fonts packages according to the mount points, 
thus extracting the fonts packages to *nowhere*.

4) You do not actually have the files from the fonts packages on your 
system.

5) You have to kill the invalid mount point, then resinstall the fonts 
packages in order to actually get the files.

Weird, eh?

Harold

Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:

> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:
> >
> >>Jeff,
> >>
> >>Jeff Wolkove wrote:
> >>
> >>>I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
> >>>I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
> >>>of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
> >>
> >>Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long
> >>time to get around to updating the FAQ :)
> >>
> >>There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to
> >>nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003
> >>when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it
> >>really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.
> >>
> >>http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
> >>
> >>Harold
> >
> > Harold,
> >
> > FWIW, you should be able to simply re-run any one of the
> > /etc/postinstall/XFree86-f*.sh.done scripts... :-)
> >   Igor
>
> I don't understand, please explain.
> Harold

Harold,

First, all the postinstall scripts for XFree86-fnts, XFree86-f100,
XFree86-fscl, XFree86-fcyr, and XFree86-fenc are the same -- that's the
"any one of..." part.

Secondly, umount is already part of these scripts, and there should be no
need to reinstall the package just to re-run the postinstall script, hence
my suggestion (to just re-run the script from the command line).  Of
course, if any of the font files are corrupt then reinstallation *is*
needed.

Hope this helps,
Igor
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Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Harold L Hunt II]

Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:


Jeff,

Jeff Wolkove wrote:


I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long
time to get around to updating the FAQ :)
There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to
nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003
when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it
really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

Harold


Harold,

FWIW, you should be able to simply re-run any one of the
/etc/postinstall/XFree86-f*.sh.done scripts... :-)
Igor
I don't understand, please explain.

Harold

Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Harold L Hunt II wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> Jeff Wolkove wrote:
>
> > I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
> > I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
> > of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
>
> Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long
> time to get around to updating the FAQ :)
>
> There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to
> nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003
> when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it
> really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.
>
> http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
>
> Harold

Harold,

FWIW, you should be able to simply re-run any one of the
/etc/postinstall/XFree86-f*.sh.done scripts... :-)
Igor
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Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Jeff Wolkove]

Thanks, Harold. The fix worked.

At 08:47 PM 3/9/2004, you wrote:
Jeff,

Jeff Wolkove wrote:

I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long 
time to get around to updating the FAQ :)

There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to 
nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003 
when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it 
really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.

http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

Harold

Re: Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Harold L Hunt II]

Jeff,

Jeff Wolkove wrote:

I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
Yes, we all know the answer, but it looks like it took me quite a long 
time to get around to updating the FAQ :)

There is now a detailed answer were there was previously a request to 
nudge the mailing list by 2003-01-31... I hope I mistyped that as 2003 
when it really should have been 2004.  It would be a little silly if it 
really took longer than a year to revisit this issue.

http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof

Harold

Could not open default font 'fixed'

[Jeff Wolkove]

I had the above error when I attempted to run startxwin.bat. The FAQ says
I should nudge the mailing list so here I am nudging. Does anyone know
of a fix for this error? Let me know if you need any further details.
Thanks
Jeff

RE: The usual 'could not open default font 'fixed''.

[Harold Hunt]

Yeah, the default is 75 dpi fonts (and misc, etc.) unless you specifically
use the -dpi parameter.

Harold

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alexander Gottwald
> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 5:52 AM
> To: Warren Postma
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: The usual 'could not open default font 'fixed''.
>
>
> On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Warren Postma wrote:
>
> > then I reinstalled the 100dpi fonts.
>
> Sure that you need the 100dpi fonts? Fixed is located in the misc
> directory
> and may be in an other package than the 100dpi fonts.
>
> bye
> ago
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Re: Suggested FAQ Update: 6.5. Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

[Christopher Faylor]

On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 07:19:37PM -0400, Warren Postma wrote:
>The FAQ listing for section 6.5. Fatal server error: could not open default
>font 'fixed'
>does not work. For one thing, the suggested remedy does NOT change the
>mounting of the /usr directory.
>
>A more direct fix would be to update the Xinstall.sh to do the following:
>
>1. Check mount output for either / or /usr mounted as textmode.
>
>2. Unmount the offending partition:
>umount /usr
>umount /
>3. Remount root or usr :
>mount --binary c:/cygwin   /
>mount --binary c:/cygwin/usr /usr

If it is just a problem with the font directory then mounting just the
font directory would be less intrusive.

Less intrusive still might be to build xfs/XFree86 with /usr/lib/binmode.o .

This will force all reads to be in binmode automatically.

cgf

Suggested FAQ Update: 6.5. Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

[Warren Postma]

The FAQ listing for section 6.5. Fatal server error: could not open default
font 'fixed'
does not work. For one thing, the suggested remedy does NOT change the
mounting of the /usr directory.

A more direct fix would be to update the Xinstall.sh to do the following:

1. Check mount output for either / or /usr mounted as textmode.

2. Unmount the offending partition:
umount /usr
umount /
3. Remount root or usr :
mount --binary c:/cygwin   /
mount --binary c:/cygwin/usr /usr


Warren

Re: The usual 'could not open default font 'fixed''.

[Alexander Gottwald]

On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Warren Postma wrote:

> then I reinstalled the 100dpi fonts.  

Sure that you need the 100dpi fonts? Fixed is located in the misc directory
and may be in an other package than the 100dpi fonts.

bye
ago
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The usual 'could not open default font 'fixed''.

[Warren Postma]

I read the cygwin-xfree installation and FAQ, and read the entry about the
Could Not Open Default Font, then I re-ran setup.exe to change the default
file type to Unix, then I reinstalled the 100dpi fonts.  Then I thought,
maybe a setting in the Cygwin.DLL is still loaded and I need to reboot.  I
rebooted, and still no luck.

So, what do you do if the FAQ doesn't help you and startx still gives the
default font error? Should I boot into linux to unpack the fonts?  This
seems pretty weird.

Warren

Re: The error "Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

[Shem]

first, there's and answer in the mailing list archives.
you should try using binary instead of text while installing.
mount /usr using mount -b
Marius Ghita wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> I installed your software and when I want to start it
> with startxwin.bat I get the following message:
> 
> "Fatal server error: could not open default font
> 'fixed'"
> 
> What should I do?
> 
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The error "Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

[Marius Ghita]

Hello!
I installed your software and when I want to start it
with startxwin.bat I get the following message:

"Fatal server error: could not open default font
'fixed'"

What should I do?



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