This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C2057A.72903E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i recently upgraded to the latest xfree86 version 4.2 and now x doesnt = load. i am running red hat 7.1 it seems that it cant find the default font, which is set to unix/:7100 so i changed the default font path to /usr/X11R86/lib/modules/fonts/ and it didnt work so i tried /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc and that didnt work either. i also tried /usr/X11R86/lib/X11/fonts/misc but with no sucess. i get caught signal 11 with all these paths! i run the XF86Config program to configure x and i get the testing window = to open, to show that x will work with my settings but when i goto start = x it just doesnt load. this is really pissing me off, i have alot of uni work to do and have to = log into a shitty telnet shell under windows. if anyone can help me solve my problem it would be greatly appreciated. thanks Simon Halcrow ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C2057A.72903E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i recently upgraded to the latest = xfree86 version=20 4.2 and now x doesnt load.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i am running</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>red hat 7.1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>it seems that it cant find the default = font, which=20 is set to</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>unix/:7100</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>so i changed the default font path = to</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>/usr/X11R86/lib/modules/fonts/</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and it didnt work so i = tried</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and that didnt work either. i also=20 tried</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>/usr/X11R86/lib/X11/fonts/misc</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>but with no sucess. i get caught signal = 11 with all=20 these paths!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i run the XF86Config program to = configure x and i=20 get the testing window to open, to show that x will work with my = settings but=20 when i goto start x it just doesnt load.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>this is really pissing me off, i have = alot of uni=20 work to do and have to log into a shitty telnet shell under=20 windows.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>if anyone can help me solve my problem = it would be=20 greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Simon = Halcrow</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0033_01C2057A.72903E80--
