[expert] could not open default font fixed
When I try to start KDE with startx I get Fatal server error: could not open default font "fixed" This seem to happen out of the blue. Please help. I think it may be xfs or XFree86-xfs-3.3.6-14mdk.i586.rpm I have forced it to reinstall but no help. -- Thanks, Larry Blodgett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] could not open default font fixed
I've seen this problem when xfs is not running. Make sure it is up before running X. Also check for this line FontPath "unix/:-1" in the /etc/X11/XF86Config that tells X to look for fonts using xfs. If you don't have xfs installed, install it and run /etc/init.d/xfs start and make sure you have a xfs -port -1 -daemon running before starting X. Luis On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, Larry Blodgett wrote: When I try to start KDE with startx I get Fatal server error: could not open default font "fixed" This seem to happen out of the blue. Please help. I think it may be xfs or XFree86-xfs-3.3.6-14mdk.i586.rpm I have forced it to reinstall but no help. Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
I'm way, way behind reading this, but a few quick notes: 1. When this happens it usually means that /tmp got trashed. 2. Yes, it's a bug in Mandrake that permanent files are in /tmp. That's wrong, wrong, wrong. Anybody know if it's fixed in 7.1? 3. Usually just re-installing the base XFree package and the xfs package fixes it, but you seem to have done this and it didn't help. 4. Setting the font-path explicitly will work around the problem, but it shouldn't be necessary; something else is wrong. 5. The path "unix/:-1 tells it to talk to the font-server process rather than to a directory on the disk. Shelby Brumelle wrote: giancarlo wrote: Hi Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the follow message: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' The problem might be in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file and/or your font server. Try replacing "FontPath unix/:-1" with an explicit list of fonts such as the following: Excerpt from /etc/X11/XF86Config ## # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. #FontPath "unix/:-1" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" ### Shelby [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "Brian, the man from babble-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
On Mon, 29 May 2000, you wrote:
I'm way, way behind reading this, but a few quick notes:
1. When this happens it usually means that /tmp got trashed.
2. Yes, it's a bug in Mandrake that permanent files are in /tmp.
That's wrong, wrong, wrong.
Anybody know if it's fixed in 7.1?
sockets are now in /root/tmp, which does in fact help a LOT.
Civileme
3. Usually just re-installing the base XFree package and the xfs package
fixes it, but you seem to have done this and it didn't help.
4. Setting the font-path explicitly will work around the problem, but
it shouldn't be necessary; something else is wrong.
5. The path "unix/:-1 tells it to talk to the font-server process rather
than to a directory on the disk.
Shelby Brumelle wrote:
giancarlo wrote:
Hi
Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the
follow message:
-FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
The problem might be in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file and/or your font
server. Try replacing "FontPath unix/:-1" with an explicit list of fonts
such as the following:
Excerpt from /etc/X11/XF86Config ##
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
#FontPath "unix/:-1"
FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
###
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Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
Hi Thanks a lot for your sugestion that works fine! Can you help me in another way answering two questions? 1- what kind of the problem did my xserver broke? 2- what's exactly mean "unix/:-1"? Thaks again. Shelby Brumelle gravada: The problem might be in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file and/or your font server. Try replacing "FontPath unix/:-1" with an explicit list of fonts such as the following: Excerpt from /etc/X11/XF86Config ## # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. #FontPath "unix/:-1" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" ### Shelby [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 33.965.439 usuário Linux # 106644
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
giancarlo writes: Hi Thanks a lot for your sugestion that works fine! Can you help me in another way answering two questions? 1- what kind of the problem did my xserver broke? 2- what's exactly mean "unix/:-1"? Thaks again. I suspect that your xfs (x font server) is either not running or was started on the wrong port. In Mandrake 6, there was a bug in the script which starts xfs. You could see whether it is running and the switches used with the command "ps auxw | grep xfs". The change which you made included a catalog of fonts in XF86Config and enabled X to find the fonts without using xfs. If you want to use xfs, uncomment the line # FontPath "unix/:-1" and make sure that xfs is started initially on port -1. The startup script should be in /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs and linked to /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc5.d/S90xfs. My copy of Mandrake 6 had a problem with this script. You might have the same version. I fixed it as follows. # daemon --check xfs su xfs -c xfs -s /bin/sh daemon xfs -port -1 I don't understand what the orginal line, which is now commented out, was trying to do, so my change might have some undesirable side-effect. But it seems to work. Note that the daemon command needs to be fixed in both the "start)" and "restart)" sections. You can check to see if the script will start xfs by changing to its directory as root and executing it. E.g. [shelby@brumelle shelby]$ cd /etc/rc.d/init.d [shelby@brumelle init.d]$ su Password: [root@brumelle init.d]# ./xfs restart Hope that this helps, Shelby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
giancarlo wrote: Hi Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the follow message: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' The problem might be in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file and/or your font server. Try replacing "FontPath unix/:-1" with an explicit list of fonts such as the following: Excerpt from /etc/X11/XF86Config ## # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. #FontPath "unix/:-1" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" ### Shelby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
On Tue, 23 May 2000 - Civileme, you wrote: | giancarlo wrote: | | Hi | | Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the | follow message: | | -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 | failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' | Fatal server error: | could not open default font 'fixed' | | What I did. I reinstall the follow rpm pakages; | XFree86-3.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm | XFree86-Xnest-etc | XFree86-Xvfb-etc | XFree86-xfs-etc | | but it didn't work. What so now? Thanks a lot. | -- | João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ - 33.965.439 | usuário Linux # 106644 | | | Somehow your /tmp was scrubbed, removing files pointed to by | links--the files are sockets but the links say they are there and | of course they are gone. | | Check /tmp for directories and files | | I think (tm) you might be able to restore service by running | Xconfigurator or by running X without the font server. Then run | | /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart | | | This structure was changed in 7.1 so the sockets reside in | /root/tmp and are not subject to this sort of deletion. | | Civileme -- I'm not a programmer, but it seems to me that anything so important should be placed in a dedicated folder, (perhaps "sockets"?) located in a system oriented branch of the filesystem (perhaps "var" or "x11"). Now don't get me wrong, I think the folks who produced Xfree86 did a superb job, and the modifications provided by the Mandrake team are excelent. It simply "feels" more logical to place files and folders necessary to system operation in locations which are not so easilly percieved as "trashcans" or as containing unimportant information. Just my $2.00 worth (inflation) :) ___ Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
Ola companions First of all I would like to apologize me case don't have answered to some message, because I was two days without caning recover my messages. If someone more sent some solution for my problem would like that do the gracefulness of send again the message that posted. Regarding suggestion Civileme didn't unfortunately work. It had tried already to use Xconfigurator and it gave the same mistake message... could not open default font 'fixed' I tray also the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart but he returns [FAILED]. I verified the directory /tmp, but I don't know a lot about the subject and didn't manage to diagnose some mistake. The fact is just that don't know what to do. Does anybody have some other suggestion of as do the X server come back to work? Using the rpm -qi XFree86 verified that all of the packages are installed. Is there some utilitarian that can be executed able to identify the mistake and fix it? I use Mandrake 7.0, and the whole problem occurred after use months without problems and in a day any when initab was going to give the departure to XDM, I never more had access GUI do Linux. Where Do I find a TROUBLESHOTING on Xserver's mistakes? I thank to the companions that answered, and to all that can give some other suggestion and, if possible, an explanation of the why of this mistake, who committed it and for why? Thanks. "Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." gravada: On Tue, 23 May 2000 - Civileme, you wrote: | giancarlo wrote: | | Hi | | Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the | follow message: | | -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 | failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' | Fatal server error: | could not open default font 'fixed' | | What I did. I reinstall the follow rpm pakages; | XFree86-3.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm | XFree86-Xnest-etc | XFree86-Xvfb-etc | XFree86-xfs-etc | | but it didn't work. What so now? Thanks a lot. | -- | João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ICQ - 33.965.439 | usuário Linux # 106644 | | | Somehow your /tmp was scrubbed, removing files pointed to by | links--the files are sockets but the links say they are there and | of course they are gone. | | Check /tmp for directories and files | | I think (tm) you might be able to restore service by running | Xconfigurator or by running X without the font server. Then run | | /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart | | | This structure was changed in 7.1 so the sockets reside in | /root/tmp and are not subject to this sort of deletion. | | Civileme -- I'm not a programmer, but it seems to me that anything so important should be placed in a dedicated folder, (perhaps "sockets"?) located in a system oriented branch of the filesystem (perhaps "var" or "x11"). Now don't get me wrong, I think the folks who produced Xfree86 did a superb job, and the modifications provided by the Mandrake team are excelent. It simply "feels" more logical to place files and folders necessary to system operation in locations which are not so easilly percieved as "trashcans" or as containing unimportant information. Just my $2.00 worth (inflation) :) ___ Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 33.965.439 usuário Linux # 106644
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
giancarlo wrote: Hi Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the follow message: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 I'll bet I know what happened: you filled your root partition! That's what has caused me to get that message. Check its space with df, and if I'm right, it's time to start deleting some stuff. The easiest tool I've found for that purpose is mc. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
Hi Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the follow message: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' What I did. I reinstall the follow rpm pakages; XFree86-3.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm XFree86-Xnest-etc XFree86-Xvfb-etc XFree86-xfs-etc but it didn't work. What so now? Thanks a lot. -- João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 33.965.439 usuário Linux # 106644
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
Did you delete any folders or files out of /tmp? There are some needed files that must be left alone, and Mandrake install these files to /tmp. Craig giancarlo wrote: Hi Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the follow message: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' What I did. I reinstall the follow rpm pakages; XFree86-3.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm XFree86-Xnest-etc XFree86-Xvfb-etc XFree86-xfs-etc but it didn't work. What so now? Thanks a lot. -- João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 33.965.439 usuário Linux # 106644
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
giancarlo wrote: Hi Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the follow message: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' What I did. I reinstall the follow rpm pakages; XFree86-3.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm XFree86-Xnest-etc XFree86-Xvfb-etc XFree86-xfs-etc but it didn't work. What so now? Thanks a lot. -- João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 33.965.439 usuário Linux # 106644 Somehow your /tmp was scrubbed, removing files pointed to by links--the files are sockets but the links say they are there and of course they are gone. Check /tmp for directories and files I think (tm) you might be able to restore service by running Xconfigurator or by running X without the font server. Then run /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart This structure was changed in 7.1 so the sockets reside in /root/tmp and are not subject to this sort of deletion. Civileme
Re: [expert] could not open default font 'fixed' --help
Or possibly did you recently add any font's such as true type fonts during your last x session? Civileme wrote: giancarlo wrote: Hi Suddently my XWindowns stopped to work. When I do startx I recive the follow message: -FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1' Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' What I did. I reinstall the follow rpm pakages; XFree86-3.3.6-4mdk.i586.rpm XFree86-Xnest-etc XFree86-Xvfb-etc XFree86-xfs-etc but it didn't work. What so now? Thanks a lot. -- João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 33.965.439 usuário Linux # 106644 Somehow your /tmp was scrubbed, removing files pointed to by links--the files are sockets but the links say they are there and of course they are gone. Check /tmp for directories and files I think (tm) you might be able to restore service by running Xconfigurator or by running X without the font server. Then run /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart This structure was changed in 7.1 so the sockets reside in /root/tmp and are not subject to this sort of deletion. Civileme -- == "Comments are a very useful outlet for those pissed off emotions you can get when coding. While there's no-one there to take it out on at 3AM, you know that at some point in the future you're going to give someone a really bad day." Satisfaction guaranteed. - nlvp (slashdot poster) For a kick ass OPL'd FRPG visit http://members.xoom.com/Lycadican ==
