Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
As for the font problem, you are misconfigured. The solution to that is described in the FAQ: http://xfree86.linuxwiki.org/FAQ Mark. On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to build XFree86 from scratch, but I get many problems about > fonts. > My questions are: > 1. Which configuration should I use to obtain a minimal and functional X > server > for VESA with mouse and keyboard support ? > 2. Why my X server can't find fixed font ? I tried searching 'fixed*' with > find > but without success. > Please help > > > XFree86.log > -- > XFree86 Version 4.4.99.16 > .snip. > (II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver > (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE) > (EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap > (II) Server_Terminate keybinding not found > (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded > > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > > > > > Libero ADSL: 3 mesi gratis e navighi a 1.2 Mega, senza costi di attivazione. > Abbonati subito su http://www.libero.it > > > > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
RE: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Make sure your xkb has the right symlinks... Something like: ln -s /var/lib/xkb /etc/X11/xkb/compiled You can also define your fontpath manually with Font Path in your Xconfig, instead of using the font server. It's fairly easy to install new fonts...check out these links: XKB: http://www.xfree86.org/4.4.0/XKB-Config.html Fonts: http://www.xfree86.org/4.4.0/fonts.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:25 AM To: xfree86 Subject: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed' Hello, I am trying to build XFree86 from scratch, but I get many problems about fonts. My questions are: 1. Which configuration should I use to obtain a minimal and functional X server for VESA with mouse and keyboard support ? 2. Why my X server can't find fixed font ? I tried searching 'fixed*' with find but without success. Please help XFree86.log -- XFree86 Version 4.4.99.16 .snip. (II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE) (EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap (II) Server_Terminate keybinding not found (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Libero ADSL: 3 mesi gratis e navighi a 1.2 Mega, senza costi di attivazione. Abbonati subito su http://www.libero.it ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Hello, I am trying to build XFree86 from scratch, but I get many problems about fonts. My questions are: 1. Which configuration should I use to obtain a minimal and functional X server for VESA with mouse and keyboard support ? 2. Why my X server can't find fixed font ? I tried searching 'fixed*' with find but without success. Please help XFree86.log -- XFree86 Version 4.4.99.16 .snip. (II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE) (EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap (II) Server_Terminate keybinding not found (II) Mouse0: ps2EnableDataReporting: succeeded Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Libero ADSL: 3 mesi gratis e navighi a 1.2 Mega, senza costi di attivazione. Abbonati subito su http://www.libero.it ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
I've added all relevant font paths I could find in my hard disk and that worked! Thank you. Anup - Original Message - From: "Lemmit Kaplinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed' > Hi, > > trying to get two flies here > > On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 11:38 -0700, Mattias Thorslund wrote: > > FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts" > > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts" > > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts" > > and Anup Shah wrote: > >FontPath "unix/:7100" > > in the first case: most likely the fixed font is in a subdirectory > of /usr/X11R6/lib/fonts. Maybe 75dpi or 100dpi. Look at all the subdirs > (and if this fails, all other places where you have fonts installed) and > scan the contents of fonts.dir file. This file contains the font names, > sizes and other such information for the files in the relevant > directory. Somewhere you should find information about the font "fixed". > Just add that directory to the list (FontPath "/some/directory") > > In the other case, X gets all of its fonts from a font server, which is > entirely different piece of software. It is most probably called xfs and > its config file should be somewhere in /etc/X11 - > maybe /etc/X11/xfs/xfs.conf or similar. The file syntax is a little bit > different, but the idea is the same - find the place on your hard disk, > where the fixed font actually is (/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ in teh case > of Debian) and add that directory to the list. > > Hope this helps, > > L. > > > > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Mark Vojkovich wrote: Could you look up this error message in Google? This question gets asked a couple times a day and we don't answer it anymore. Believe me, I really did google quite a bit for the specific error message "could not open default font 'fixed'", without being able to find an answer that could resolve my problem. That's why I asked this question here. It's been the number one question for a couple years now and as far as I'm concerned, it's RedHat's bug not XFree86's. I understand your sentiment. If there's a useful X troubleshooter page (I obviously haven't found one), it would be helpful to steer people with this type of problem to it. Eventually, all the google hits would then link to that same resource. Mark. Hint: RedHat and derivatives configure X to *require* a font server yet they don't seem to be able to ensure that the font server stays running. That seems like an unwise choice no doubt. Thanks for the hint. In my case, xfs seems to be running, however. # service xfs status xfs (pid 2854) is running... /Mattias ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Could you look up this error message in Google? This question gets asked a couple times a day and we don't answer it anymore. It's been the number one question for a couple years now and as far as I'm concerned, it's RedHat's bug not XFree86's. Mark. Hint: RedHat and derivatives configure X to *require* a font server yet they don't seem to be able to ensure that the font server stays running. ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Lemmit Kaplinski wrote: in the first case: most likely the fixed font is in a subdirectory of /usr/X11R6/lib/fonts. Maybe 75dpi or 100dpi. Look at all the subdirs (and if this fails, all other places where you have fonts installed) Can't find it... What package would have installed it? Thanks for any further help... /Mattias ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Hi, trying to get two flies here On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 11:38 -0700, Mattias Thorslund wrote: > FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts" > FontPath "/usr/share/fonts" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts" and Anup Shah wrote: >FontPath "unix/:7100" in the first case: most likely the fixed font is in a subdirectory of /usr/X11R6/lib/fonts. Maybe 75dpi or 100dpi. Look at all the subdirs (and if this fails, all other places where you have fonts installed) and scan the contents of fonts.dir file. This file contains the font names, sizes and other such information for the files in the relevant directory. Somewhere you should find information about the font "fixed". Just add that directory to the list (FontPath "/some/directory") In the other case, X gets all of its fonts from a font server, which is entirely different piece of software. It is most probably called xfs and its config file should be somewhere in /etc/X11 - maybe /etc/X11/xfs/xfs.conf or similar. The file syntax is a little bit different, but the idea is the same - find the place on your hard disk, where the fixed font actually is (/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ in teh case of Debian) and add that directory to the list. Hope this helps, L. ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Lemmit Kaplinski wrote: What is in the "Files" Section of your XF86Config (should be /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) L. It says: Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "/usr/local/share/fonts" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts" EndSection /Mattias ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Hi, Sorry to jump in but I have exactly the same problem I have posted it earlier with a complete log and subject "xserver problem" but did not get any answer so would appreciate your help. I have in my "Files" section: Section "Files" RgbPath"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "unix/:7100" EndSection Please help! Thanks, Anup - Original Message - From: "Lemmit Kaplinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed' > What is in the "Files" Section of your XF86Config (should > be /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) > > L. > > On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 09:33 -0700, Mattias Thorslund wrote: > > Hi good people, > > > > I messed up something in my fonts directories, and now I can't run KDE > > anymore, not even the graphical login prompt works. I'm on Mandrake 10.0. > > > > This is what I get: > > > > Fatal Server Error: > > Could not open default font 'fixed' > > > > I have googled a bit but without finding something useful. > > > > What do I need to do to reinstall my fonts (if that's what I need to do)?? > > > > > > /Mattias > > > > ___ > > XFree86 mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
What is in the "Files" Section of your XF86Config (should be /etc/X11/XF86Config-4) L. On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 09:33 -0700, Mattias Thorslund wrote: > Hi good people, > > I messed up something in my fonts directories, and now I can't run KDE > anymore, not even the graphical login prompt works. I'm on Mandrake 10.0. > > This is what I get: > > Fatal Server Error: > Could not open default font 'fixed' > > I have googled a bit but without finding something useful. > > What do I need to do to reinstall my fonts (if that's what I need to do)?? > > > /Mattias > > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Hi good people, I messed up something in my fonts directories, and now I can't run KDE anymore, not even the graphical login prompt works. I'm on Mandrake 10.0. This is what I get: Fatal Server Error: Could not open default font 'fixed' I have googled a bit but without finding something useful. What do I need to do to reinstall my fonts (if that's what I need to do)?? /Mattias ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
> could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from the list! > could not open default font 'fixed' This problem comes up WAY too often ( I know I've had it several times ). When this problem came up on a RedHat system, I found that starting xfs worked: # /etc/init.d/xfs start I had stopped it by removing it from the list of services/daemons to start on boot by running "ntsysv" and unmarking some items, xfs among them. Try this and see if it solves your problem. HTH. -Andy ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
hi i have mandrake 10. I can not send you the entire flie "xfree86.0.log" because i don't know how to connect to internet without the Xwindows. Maybe if i the Xwindows work again i should send the file. I copied two lines that seems to be relevant. could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from the list! could not open default font 'fixed' i have installed "lesstif" yesterday, and this problem arises today when for some reason the computer restarted itself. After disk check, the Xwindows couldn't start again. thank you in advance adrian alvarez _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Hi, I rebooted my dual boot machine and got this error as the final message in /var/log/XFree86.0.log Could not init font path elemen unix X:7100 Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Any ideas?? I did a search for previous posts and someone mentioned that this error might occur when you're reaching disk capacity. This might be the case for me. If I make more space, how do I correct this? Cheers. CM ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] Could not open default font 'fixed'
Hi, it seems that your x font server is not running, run the xfs in background, hope this will solve your problem, regards, Sharad. --- Nick Sequino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello: > > This is a Red Hat 8.0 standalone PC ... I was trying > to install Oracle 9i > Release 2 on Linux and I unfortunately followed 2 or > 3 different sets of > directions for establishing the Oracle user account > and dba account. > > Regardless, I can no longer start in runlevel 5 gui > mode now ... I don't > want to reinstall Red Hat yet again, and lose the > files I've just downloaded > plus many other valuable files just because of this > damned problem ... this > is twice now ... > > Can you help? > > The only clues I have are from the > /var/log/XFree86.0.log file, which ends > with the following: > > "Could not init front path element unix/:7100, > removing from list!" > > And then when I try to restart I always get: "could > not open default font > 'fixed'. > > The very last thing I was doing was trying to sign > in as the oracle user. I > had just written a new .bash_profile file, this time > in /opt/oracle. > For the previous two days I was using another > .bash_profile file, in > /usr/oracle. I had just blown away that /usr/oracle > directory when this > problem started. > > It was looking for my $ORACLE_HOME location, which > had been /usr/oracle, but > I'd just switched it to /opt/oracle and moved over > some files to there. > When I restarted it came back with some problem with > the > /usr/oracle/.gconf-test-locking-file and not being > able to locate it. > > I created that file brute-force style with cat > > thatfilename ... and then > got this cannot start X problem. > > Please answer. > Please try to help. I'm on the same PC, on the > Windows XP side sending this > to you. (I set it up with a dual boot with grub.) > > Please answer. > > Nick > > ___ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 Send free SMS using the Yahoo! Messenger. Go to http://in.mobile.yahoo.com/new/pc/ ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] Could not open default font 'fixed'
Hello: This is a Red Hat 8.0 standalone PC ... I was trying to install Oracle 9i Release 2 on Linux and I unfortunately followed 2 or 3 different sets of directions for establishing the Oracle user account and dba account. Regardless, I can no longer start in runlevel 5 gui mode now ... I don't want to reinstall Red Hat yet again, and lose the files I've just downloaded plus many other valuable files just because of this damned problem ... this is twice now ... Can you help? The only clues I have are from the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file, which ends with the following: "Could not init front path element unix/:7100, removing from list!" And then when I try to restart I always get: "could not open default font 'fixed'. The very last thing I was doing was trying to sign in as the oracle user. I had just written a new .bash_profile file, this time in /opt/oracle. For the previous two days I was using another .bash_profile file, in /usr/oracle. I had just blown away that /usr/oracle directory when this problem started. It was looking for my $ORACLE_HOME location, which had been /usr/oracle, but I'd just switched it to /opt/oracle and moved over some files to there. When I restarted it came back with some problem with the /usr/oracle/.gconf-test-locking-file and not being able to locate it. I created that file brute-force style with cat > thatfilename ... and then got this cannot start X problem. Please answer. Please try to help. I'm on the same PC, on the Windows XP side sending this to you. (I set it up with a dual boot with grub.) Please answer. Nick ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
Re: [XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Start your font server (xfs). Mark. On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Sourav Chatterjee wrote: > > Hi, >I have installed RedHat Linux 7.2 few days back. Today morning when I > booted my machine it cannot start XWindows saying "Fatal server error: could > not not open default font 'fixed'." I have attached the log file. Can you > please tell me what should I do now? > > Thanks & Regards, > Sourav > > ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
[XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Hi sir, When I am trying to start startx I have this error: "Fatal server error:could not open default font 'fixed' When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please sendthe full server output, not just the last messages.This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".Please reports problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED]."
[XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
Hi sir, When I am trying to start startx I have this error: "Fatal server error:could not open default font 'fixed' When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please sendthe full server output, not just the last messages.This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".Please reports problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED]."
[XFree86] could not open default font 'fixed'
earlier i was able to startx. haven't changed anything, but now I have this problem while starting x. any ideas? regards t. XFree86.0.log Description: Binary data
