Top posting - reformatted.
Krzysztof Syryczynski wrote on Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:11 AM::
Did you perform the steps in the FAQ for the fatal error message you
received? Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
Krzysztof Syryczynski schrieb:
Yes, it didn't work:
umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
umount: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory
But directory exist:
ls /user/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
Oh god! Please do:
mkdir -p /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
mv /user/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/*
Hello,
Windows XP Pro + SP3, cygwin 1.5.25-11,
GeForce8600 GT (NVIDIA chipset), 2 DVI monitors 1680*1050 as dual span.
My goal is to use cygwin as a good xterm for remote login.
For this I need to click Start X Server (needed for emacs and surf)
and then click xterm itself.
Unfortunately 5
I am working ok with a laptop and a monitor, but of course, that is not a
**true** dual monitor.
- Original Message -
From: Krzysztof Syryczynski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:10 PM
Subject: Start X server crashes with dual monitors
Krzysztof Syryczynski schrieb:
Windows XP Pro + SP3, cygwin 1.5.25-11,
GeForce8600 GT (NVIDIA chipset), 2 DVI monitors 1680*1050 as dual span.
My goal is to use cygwin as a good xterm for remote login.
For this I need to click Start X Server (needed for emacs and surf)
and then click xterm
I have reinstalled xorg-x11-fnts (and everything in X11).
There are many fonts in directories
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\lib\X11\fonts\75dpi and 100dpi.
But Start X server still crashes with the same fatal error.
Directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, which is mention in Xwin.log,
does not exist.
Yes, it didn't work:
umount /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
umount: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory
But directory exist:
ls /user/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
100dpi 75dpi TTF Type1 cyrilic encodings misc util
(installed: Editors, System, Shels, X11; the rest default or installed)
Did you
