The "could not open default font 'fixed'" is almost always because some distribution configured XFree86 to get all fonts from a font server (no other FontPaths in the XF86Config) yet failed to keep the font server (xfs) running. Mark. On Thu, 27 Jul 2006, Alfred Hovdestad wrote: > Does XFree use the xfs daemon? Is xfs running? > > Alfred Hovdestad > > > > Alan Coopersmith wrote: > > First step: figure out if you are using Xorg or XFree86. They are not the > > same and are built & configured a bit differently. (If you're using > > xorg.conf > > as stated earlier, you can't be using XFree86, but now you stated > > XF86Config-4 > > and remaking XFree86.) > > > > "could not open default font 'fixed'" means the font path set in your > > config > > file does not contain a font with the name or alias of "fixed" - that's > > included > > in both the XFree86 & XOrg fonts, so if you've done a full install of > > either, > > then you need to find where the fonts were installed and verify your > > config file > > lists that path. > > > > -Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith@xxxxxxx > > Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering > > > > > > cckuo wrote: > >> I have checked the font path I set in my XF86Config-4 and it seems > >> point to > >> the right place. > >> I also remake and reinstall my XFree on my machine and the error > >> message is > >> still there. > >> Does "could not open default font 'fixed' " means there is a font > >> package's > >> name with fixed on it and I need to download it to the fontpath? > >> > >> Thanks a lot ! > >> cckuo > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
