Re: server not starting

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Quoth alok bansal:

> Could not init font path element Unix/:7100, removing from list!
>
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'

make sure xfs (the font server) is started before you try to start X.
This can usually be accompanied by making sure /etc/init.d/xfs start is
called before xdm.

on a debian system, you just make sure there is a link from
/etc/rc5.d/S90xfs to /etc/init.d/xfs.  Dunno how redhat does it though...

cheers
chris
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