On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Q u a s i wrote:
etc.. I have also installed all the required font packages. But when I startx the server says it cannot find default font 'fixed' and
fixed is the default fallback font required by X servers. The X server *must* be able to find it under all circumstances. Redhat keeps fixed (the misc font directory) in xfs along with other fonts. I don't quite agree with this.
first, do /usr/sbin/chkfontpath
look for a line like this: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
copy that line to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (if you're using XFree86 3, then drop the -4).
You have to copy it to the Files section. It should already contain a line like:
FontPath "unix/:7100"
copy this below that line:
FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
for your other fonts, make sure xfs is running (do what Trevor told you).