Could be a couple of things. Did you install all the fonts that come with XFree86
4.01. Are you running "XFS" at startup, if no
then you need to enable the font server build into 4.01. Make
sure you have the fixed font package installed.
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XFree86 Version 4.0.1 / X Window System(protocol Version 11,
revision 0, vendor release 6400)Release Date: 1 July 2000 If the
server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the
above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems.
(see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)O