Re: Starting X on RH9

From: William Hooper (whooperhsd_at_earthlink.net.NO_SPAM)
Date: 08/24/03 

Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 00:17:12 GMT

"Alex" <Reply_To_Newsgroup@xyz.abc> wrote in message
news:bi8g70$b22$1@wisteria.csv.warwick.ac.uk...
> X doesn't seem to want to start on my RedHat9 linux box. I think I deleted
> some log file from my root dir...but don't know if that would cause any
> harm? I get a 'could not open default font' error. (see below)
>
> Any help much appreciated,
> Thanks,
> Alex
>
> The last few lines of XFree86.0.log file read:
>
> Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!
>
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'

X can't find your font server. What does

# /sbin/service xfs start

(as root) give you? 

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William Hooper
The reason that God was able to create the world in seven days is that he
didn't have to worry about the installed base.

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