Bug#362144: marked as done (xserver-xorg: X won't start due to missing font)
Your message dated Thu, 24 May 2007 22:27:52 +0200 with message-id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and subject line Bug#362144: xserver-xorg: X won't start due to missing font has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I am talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) --- Begin Message --- Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.10 Severity: normal Hi, I just installed the actual xserver-xorg and after trying to start it tells me Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log. I tried to investigate and found out that the font fixed is an alias which is defined in /etc/X11/fonts/X11R7/misc/xfonts-base.alias. But it seems as it isn't used. Regards, Michael -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686-smp Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf 1.4.72 Debian configuration management sy ii discover1 1.7.18 hardware identification system ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop ii mdetect 0.5.2.1mouse device autodetection tool ii x11-common1:7.0.10 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xresprobe 0.4.23debian1 X Resolution Probe ii xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-2 X.Org X server -- core server ii xserver-xorg-input-al 1:7.0.10 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-ev 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input-kb 1:1.0.1.3-2X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input-mo 1:1.0.4-2 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-video-al 1:7.0.10 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video-ap 1:1.0.1.5-2X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ar 1:0.5.0.5-2X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-at 1:6.5.7.3-3X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ch 1:1.0.1.3-3X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ci 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video-cy 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-du 1:0.1.0.5-2X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-fb 1:0.1.0.5-2X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-gl 1:1.0.1.3-2X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-i1 1:1.1.0.5-2X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i7 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- i740 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i8 1:1.5.1.0-2X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video-im 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-mg 1:1.2.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:0.1.4.1-3X.Org X server -- Newport display ii xserver-xorg-video-ns 1:2.7.6.5-2X.Org X server -- NSC display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.0.1.5-2X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video-re 1:4.0.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:1.8.6.5-2X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video-sa 1:2.0.2.3-4X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:1.3.1.5-3X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.8.1.3-2X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.7.1.3-2X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video-td 1:1.1.1.3-3X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-tg 1:1.0.0.5-3X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-tr 1:1.0.1.2-2X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video-ts 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ve 1:1.0.1.3-2X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-vg 1:4.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vi 1:0.1.33.2-2 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vm 1:10.11.1.3-2 X.Org X server -
Bug#362144: xserver-xorg: X won't start due to missing font
Hi, changing the font paths to FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/CID" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi" FontPath"/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi" worked for me. Oliver -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#362144: AW: Bug#362144: Acknowledgement (xserver-xorg: X won't start due to missing font)
Sorry, I just filed another bug (no. 362296) against x-ttcidfont-conf which seems to be the interfering part. Maybe this bug should be merged with bug no. 362296. I apoligize any inconvenience that may have been caused by me. Regards, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#362144: xserver-xorg: X won't start due to missing font
Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.0.10 Severity: normal Hi, I just installed the actual xserver-xorg and after trying to start it tells me Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' in the /var/log/Xorg.0.log. I tried to investigate and found out that the font fixed is an alias which is defined in /etc/X11/fonts/X11R7/misc/xfonts-base.alias. But it seems as it isn't used. Regards, Michael -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-686-smp Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on: ii debconf 1.4.72 Debian configuration management sy ii discover1 1.7.18 hardware identification system ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop ii mdetect 0.5.2.1mouse device autodetection tool ii x11-common1:7.0.10 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc ii xresprobe 0.4.23debian1 X Resolution Probe ii xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-2 X.Org X server -- core server ii xserver-xorg-input-al 1:7.0.10 the X.Org X server -- input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-ev 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- evdev input driv ii xserver-xorg-input-kb 1:1.0.1.3-2X.Org X server -- keyboard input d ii xserver-xorg-input-mo 1:1.0.4-2 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv ii xserver-xorg-video-al 1:7.0.10 the X.Org X server -- output drive ii xserver-xorg-video-ap 1:1.0.1.5-2X.Org X server -- APM display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ar 1:0.5.0.5-2X.Org X server -- ark display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-at 1:6.5.7.3-3X.Org X server -- ATI display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ch 1:1.0.1.3-3X.Org X server -- Chips display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ci 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d ii xserver-xorg-video-cy 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-du 1:0.1.0.5-2X.Org X server -- dummy display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-fb 1:0.1.0.5-2X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-gl 1:1.0.1.3-2X.Org X server -- Glint display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-i1 1:1.1.0.5-2X.Org X server -- i128 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i7 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- i740 display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-i8 1:1.5.1.0-2X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx ii xserver-xorg-video-im 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-mg 1:1.2.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Neomagic display ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:0.1.4.1-3X.Org X server -- Newport display ii xserver-xorg-video-ns 1:2.7.6.5-2X.Org X server -- NSC display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.0.1.5-2X.Org X server -- NV display drive ii xserver-xorg-video-re 1:4.0.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:1.8.6.5-2X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display ii xserver-xorg-video-sa 1:2.0.2.3-4X.Org X server -- Savage display d ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:1.3.1.5-3X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.8.1.3-2X.Org X server -- SiS display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.7.1.3-2X.Org X server -- SiS USB display ii xserver-xorg-video-td 1:1.1.1.3-3X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-tg 1:1.0.0.5-3X.Org X server -- TGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-tr 1:1.0.1.2-2X.Org X server -- Trident display ii xserver-xorg-video-ts 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr ii xserver-xorg-video-ve 1:1.0.1.3-2X.Org X server -- VESA display dri ii xserver-xorg-video-vg 1:4.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- VGA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vi 1:0.1.33.2-2 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vm 1:10.11.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VMware display d ii xserver-xorg-video-vo 1:1.0.0.5-2X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends: ii xkb-data 0.8-4 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu -- debconf information: xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers: * xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error: xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm) * shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg * xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: true * xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2 shared/no_known_x-server: * xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth: 24 * xserver-xorg/co
Re: missing font?
:-> "Seth" == Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I DON'T HAVE MKFONTDIR > Do you have xutils installed? bingo! that was the missing package the problem is that selecting task-x-window-system marks half of the software I have to be deleted, so I had to manually go over the whole process, probably forgetting some more pieces other than xutils. >> There is something wrong in the man package too, the apropos database >> was not created > Yup. Unstable fun. :) You can try running it yourself via > /etc/cron.daily/man-db. I'm going to file a wishlist bug against man-db: when updating the package, /etc/cron.weekly/man-db should be fired up, because that is where the apropos/whatis database is generated Thanks for your help Pf -- --- Pierfrancesco Caci | ik5pvx | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://gusp.dyndns.org Firenze - Italia | Office for the Complication of Otherwise Simple Affairs Linux penny 2.4.0-test9 #1 Wed Oct 4 11:51:25 CEST 2000 i686 unknown
Re: missing font?
* Pierfrancesco Caci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001108 00:48]: > I DON'T HAVE MKFONTDIR Do you have xutils installed? > There is something wrong in the man package too, the apropos database > was not created Yup. Unstable fun. :) You can try running it yourself via /etc/cron.daily/man-db. -- ``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all really impressed down here, I can tell you.''
Re: missing font?
:-> "Seth" == Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Pierfrancesco Caci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001108 00:32]: >> Fatal server error: >> could not open default cursor font 'cursor' > It looks like two different packages supply a 'cursor' font -- > xfonts-base and xfonts-scalable. Ensure to run 'mkfontdir' in all your > font directories. (Located under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.) Ensure also > your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file has fontpaths listed for all the font > directories you do have. There is something definitely wrong in my system after yesterday's update: I DON'T HAVE MKFONTDIR sigh! :-( There is something wrong in the man package too, the apropos database was not created A, I love unstable life! Pf -- --- Pierfrancesco Caci | ik5pvx | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://gusp.dyndns.org Firenze - Italia | Office for the Complication of Otherwise Simple Affairs Linux penny 2.4.0-test9 #1 Wed Oct 4 11:51:25 CEST 2000 i686 unknown
Re: missing font?
* Pierfrancesco Caci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001108 00:32]: > Fatal server error: > could not open default cursor font 'cursor' It looks like two different packages supply a 'cursor' font -- xfonts-base and xfonts-scalable. Ensure to run 'mkfontdir' in all your font directories. (Located under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.) Ensure also your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file has fontpaths listed for all the font directories you do have. $ dpkg -S cursor | sort bitchx: /usr/lib/bitchx/help/8_Scripts/cursor j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/cursors.properties j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/invalid32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_CopyDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_CopyNoDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_LinkDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_LinkNoDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_MoveDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_MoveNoDrop32x32.gif kdebase: /usr/share/apps/kcminput/cursor_large.pcf.gz libgtk1.2-dev: /usr/include/gdk/gdkcursors.h libncurses5-dev: /usr/share/man/man3/cursor.3form.gz libncurses5-dev: /usr/share/man/man3/cursor.3menu.gz perl-tk: /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/i386-linux/Tk/demos/images/cursor.mask perl-tk: /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/i386-linux/Tk/demos/images/cursor.xbm sawfish: /usr/share/sawfish/0.32/lisp/sawfish/wm/commands/move-cursor.jlc sawfish: /usr/share/sawfish/0.32/lisp/sawfish/wm/cursors.jlc tetex-doc: /usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/cursor.html xfonts-base: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz xfonts-base: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/olcursor.pcf.gz xfonts-scalable: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/cursor.pfa xlibs-dev: /usr/X11R6/include/X11/cursorfont.h -- ``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all really impressed down here, I can tell you.''
Re: missing font?
:-> "Seth" == Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I DON'T HAVE MKFONTDIR > Do you have xutils installed? bingo! that was the missing package the problem is that selecting task-x-window-system marks half of the software I have to be deleted, so I had to manually go over the whole process, probably forgetting some more pieces other than xutils. >> There is something wrong in the man package too, the apropos database >> was not created > Yup. Unstable fun. :) You can try running it yourself via > /etc/cron.daily/man-db. I'm going to file a wishlist bug against man-db: when updating the package, /etc/cron.weekly/man-db should be fired up, because that is where the apropos/whatis database is generated Thanks for your help Pf -- --- Pierfrancesco Caci | ik5pvx | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://gusp.dyndns.org Firenze - Italia | Office for the Complication of Otherwise Simple Affairs Linux penny 2.4.0-test9 #1 Wed Oct 4 11:51:25 CEST 2000 i686 unknown -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
missing font?
After I've managed to get X4 to work, I've completed some updates from the woody mirrors and now I get this message: Fatal server error: could not open default cursor font 'cursor' Maybe there is some font that is not completely installed: can someone please tell me which package does this "cursor" font belong to? Thanks, Pf -- --- Pierfrancesco Caci | ik5pvx | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://gusp.dyndns.org Firenze - Italia | Office for the Complication of Otherwise Simple Affairs Linux penny 2.4.0-test9 #1 Wed Oct 4 11:51:25 CEST 2000 i686 unknown
Re: missing font?
* Pierfrancesco Caci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001108 00:48]: > I DON'T HAVE MKFONTDIR Do you have xutils installed? > There is something wrong in the man package too, the apropos database > was not created Yup. Unstable fun. :) You can try running it yourself via /etc/cron.daily/man-db. -- ``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all really impressed down here, I can tell you.'' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: missing font?
:-> "Seth" == Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Pierfrancesco Caci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001108 00:32]: >> Fatal server error: >> could not open default cursor font 'cursor' > It looks like two different packages supply a 'cursor' font -- > xfonts-base and xfonts-scalable. Ensure to run 'mkfontdir' in all your > font directories. (Located under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.) Ensure also > your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file has fontpaths listed for all the font > directories you do have. There is something definitely wrong in my system after yesterday's update: I DON'T HAVE MKFONTDIR sigh! :-( There is something wrong in the man package too, the apropos database was not created A, I love unstable life! Pf -- --- Pierfrancesco Caci | ik5pvx | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://gusp.dyndns.org Firenze - Italia | Office for the Complication of Otherwise Simple Affairs Linux penny 2.4.0-test9 #1 Wed Oct 4 11:51:25 CEST 2000 i686 unknown -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: missing font?
* Pierfrancesco Caci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001108 00:32]: > Fatal server error: > could not open default cursor font 'cursor' It looks like two different packages supply a 'cursor' font -- xfonts-base and xfonts-scalable. Ensure to run 'mkfontdir' in all your font directories. (Located under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.) Ensure also your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file has fontpaths listed for all the font directories you do have. $ dpkg -S cursor | sort bitchx: /usr/lib/bitchx/help/8_Scripts/cursor j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/cursors.properties j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/invalid32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_CopyDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_CopyNoDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_LinkDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_LinkNoDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_MoveDrop32x32.gif j2sdk1.3: /usr/lib/j2re1.3/lib/images/cursors/motif_MoveNoDrop32x32.gif kdebase: /usr/share/apps/kcminput/cursor_large.pcf.gz libgtk1.2-dev: /usr/include/gdk/gdkcursors.h libncurses5-dev: /usr/share/man/man3/cursor.3form.gz libncurses5-dev: /usr/share/man/man3/cursor.3menu.gz perl-tk: /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/i386-linux/Tk/demos/images/cursor.mask perl-tk: /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/i386-linux/Tk/demos/images/cursor.xbm sawfish: /usr/share/sawfish/0.32/lisp/sawfish/wm/commands/move-cursor.jlc sawfish: /usr/share/sawfish/0.32/lisp/sawfish/wm/cursors.jlc tetex-doc: /usr/share/doc/texmf/help/Catalogue/entries/cursor.html xfonts-base: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.pcf.gz xfonts-base: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/olcursor.pcf.gz xfonts-scalable: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/cursor.pfa xlibs-dev: /usr/X11R6/include/X11/cursorfont.h -- ``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all really impressed down here, I can tell you.'' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
missing font?
After I've managed to get X4 to work, I've completed some updates from the woody mirrors and now I get this message: Fatal server error: could not open default cursor font 'cursor' Maybe there is some font that is not completely installed: can someone please tell me which package does this "cursor" font belong to? Thanks, Pf -- --- Pierfrancesco Caci | ik5pvx | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://gusp.dyndns.org Firenze - Italia | Office for the Complication of Otherwise Simple Affairs Linux penny 2.4.0-test9 #1 Wed Oct 4 11:51:25 CEST 2000 i686 unknown -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
