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Hi,
I am very new to Linux. I changed my
default font setting in one of the properties, and now X will not start. I can
login through a non-graphical interface, but when I run 'startx', I get the
following error messages:
Could not init font path element
unix/:-1, removing from list.
Fatal server error:
could not open default font
'fixed'
<here it says some things about
reporting bugs>
XIO: fatal IO error 104(connection
reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0
events remaining.
I was poking around for a fix and
found this page (http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/xwin/xtroub.html)
that described what seemed to be my problem. (Under Common Errors and
Fixes)
Given my extremely limited background
in linux, I tried to follow the instructions as best as I could.
I found my FontPath setting looked
nothing like what they described, and when it asked if i had "all the font
directories that are listed therein?" I first checked to make sure I had the
directories listed in the file (/etc/X11/fs/config), then proceeded to cross
reference them with the FontPaths on XF86Config. I edited the XF86Config file to
add all the directories and the line (FontPath "unix/:-1") and saved
it and rebooted, with no luck.
I saw a file named XF86Config.old,
and wondered if I reinstated that, would it reset my fonts and make X
work?
Basically, I'm looking for a fix to
what I've described above. I have not added or removed any fonts, simply changed
the default. I've tried implementing the steps taking to add fonts as well, to
no avail. If anyone could help me out in any form, I would be greatly
appreciative of you.
Sincerly, Johnny S
PS: If anyone knows how to get a
Logitech iFeel optical USB mouse to work in LM 8.0, I'd appreciate that too...
but thats a whole other novel.
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