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
-- 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
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
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
:
could not open default font 'fixed'
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/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
, 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
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
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
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:
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Your so-called new message shows up in my mail program as
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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
...
~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
) (807), type 4
(EE) No primary keyboard configured
(==) Using compiletime defaults for keyboard
Rules = xfree86 Model = pc105 Layout = de_CH Variant = (null) Options =
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Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress
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.
http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
Igor
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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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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
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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
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
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