Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Ian Mortimer
> X server wont start says: > > could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! > > fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' Could be the font server isn't running. Boot into runlevel 3 and try: service xfs status If it's not running try: service xfs s

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Andy Myers
th "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" and this worked andy - Original Message - From: "Eduardo Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Andy Myers
nope thatdoesnt seem to work either - Original Message - From: "Eduardo Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: Re: cannot start x server HELP! > > > > > >> X server wont start says: &

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Andy Myers
- Original Message - From: "Eduardo Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: Re: cannot start x server HELP! > > > > > >> X server wont start says: > >> > &

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Eduardo Silva
X server wont start says: could not init font path element , removing from list! fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' This has happened to me as well I don't know for what reason exactly, but I have found that if you edit the unix/:7100 to unix/:-1 it works. This might

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Andy Myers
cool but what is the full path of the /usr/../unix/:7100 andy - Original Message - From: "Stephen Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Andy Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "redhat-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:52 PM

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 22:47, Andy Myers wrote: > Karim Nowruzi has just suggested: > > Go to the xf86config file, wich holds the > options of X > under the fonts tag, add the full path of the font files > somethng like /usr/../unix/:7100 > /etc/X11/XF86Config and /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Andy Myers
TED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:35 PM Subject: Re: cannot start x server HELP! > On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 22:15, Andy Myers wrote: > > X server wont start says: > > > > could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! > > > > fatal server error:

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Karim Nowruzi
Go to the xf86config file, wich holds the options of X under the fonts tag, add the full path of the font files somethng like /usr/../unix/:7100 Andy Myers wrote: X server wont start says: could not init font path element , removing from list! fatal server error: could not open defau

Re: cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 22:15, Andy Myers wrote: > X server wont start says: > > could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! > > fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > PLEASE HELP ME I AM A NEWBIE AND THIS IS NOT FUNNY!! > > thanks > >

cannot start x server HELP!

2003-06-24 Thread Andy Myers
X server wont start says:   could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!   fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'   there is more but this is exacly what happended before to me and i had to reinstall, i really dont want to have to do that again! why is it