This is the expected behavior. You didn't start any window manager, you only started the server. Install your XF86Config file in /etc/X11/ and run startx. Mark. On Fri, 24 Sep 2004, David Berlind wrote: > Hello, > > I've posted this message over at the mailing list on fontconfig, but > after some time, have received no reply and was hoping someone in this > forum might be able to give me a list of the precise steps I must take > to diagnose/resolve this problem: > > At the suggestion of the GTK+ web site, which I needed to install for > Ethereal, I needed to install Pango, and to make that work, needed > Fontconfig. I recently ran an installation of fontconfig and it wiped > out my X interface. The error message reported a font problem. So, I > reinstalled XFree86 (one suggestion) and I'm still getting an error. > When I start X with the command "XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new", I > get a grey screen with the cursor in the middle (and the mouse moves > the cursor fine). > But that's as far as it gets. No windows. If I CTRL-ATL-BKSP, I see > the following: > > Could not init font path element /usr/x11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/x11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/, > removing from list! > > these directories exist with files in them. > > Thanks in advance for any help that anyone can provide > > David > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
