I have tried the following things but still the error persists:

1. start xfs ... then do startx.

2. Take the output from chkfontpath and add the line "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" as another fontpath in /etc/X11/XF86Config

3. Comment out: Fontpath "unix/:7100" in XF86Config file

The 2nd and 3rd porcesses were obtained after searching the archives.

Still the same errors :-(

Does anybody know the solution?

Thanks !! Kapil

----- Original Message ----- From: Ninad Purohit ninadonline@yahoo.co.in Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:05 PM

give the command service xfs start or /etc/init.d/xfs start before startx

--- Kapil Karekar kapil_karekar@vsnl.net wrote: > Hi luggers,

...

I am currently unable to start the GUI on my RHL 8.0 box using "startx". It throws up the following error message:

Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap

Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

The XFree86 log file can be viewed at: http://www.libretech.com/XFree86.0.log

Any help would be appreciated !!

Thanks buddies :-)) Kapil Karekar

how about making runlevel 5 init default ;-)

===== ninad purohit ninadonline(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in have a nice day :-)

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On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Kapil Karekar wrote:

I have tried the following things but still the error persists:

1. start xfs ... then do startx.
2. Take the output from chkfontpath and add the line

"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" as another fontpath in /etc/X11/XF86Config 3. Comment out: Fontpath "unix/:7100" in XF86Config file The 2nd and 3rd porcesses were obtained after searching the archives. Still the same errors :-( Does anybody know the solution? Thanks !! Kapil

1. Make sure xfs is running. #-> chkconfig --list xfs 2. Make sure required font rpms are installed. $-> rpm -qa | grep fonts You should atleast have XFree86-base-fonts package. 3. Check your keyboard layout and configure XF86Config properly. And keep that FontPath thing in there. Here are standard entries for XKB, Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" If you have a reasonably recent keyboard this should be about same.

4. If still the same problem, try starting bare X as, $-> X If it works, check what is X spawning after it starts, and why it doesn't see installed fonts.

HTH, Rajesh

-- Klein bottle for rent -- inquire within.

Hi luggers!!

I tried out all the suggestions which were put forward by everybody. I also tried out everything that Namazu could find for me. Finally I tried something which was quite logical and the issue was resolved.

I looked into the file: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias

there I found the rogue font 'fixed' , hurray !!

There is a line in the file which specifies the default font 'fixed' as: fixed -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1

I changed it to: fixed -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--7-70-75-75-c-50-iso8859-1

and restarted 'xfs' followed by 'startx' .

Lo Behold !! It found the default font 'fixed'. Thus kapil regained back his lost GUI and they lived happily ever after...

Cheers :-)) Kapil Karekar kapil at libretech.com

On Saturday 22 March 2003 04:08, harsh wrote:

as root, rm -rf /tmp/* /tmp/.* reboot

It will work for sure harsh

:)

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Rajesh Deo wrote:

...

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Kapil Karekar wrote:

...

I have tried the following things but still the error persists:

1. start xfs ... then do startx.
2. Take the output from chkfontpath and add the line

"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" as another fontpath in /etc/X11/XF86Config 3. Comment out: Fontpath "unix/:7100" in XF86Config file The 2nd and 3rd porcesses were obtained after searching the archives. Still the same errors :-( Does anybody know the solution? Thanks !! Kapil

1. Make sure xfs is running. #-> chkconfig --list xfs
2. Make sure required font rpms are installed. $-> rpm -qa | grep fonts You should atleast have XFree86-base-fonts package.
3. Check your keyboard layout and configure XF86Config properly. And keep

that FontPath thing in there. Here are standard entries for XKB, Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" If you have a reasonably recent keyboard this should be about same.

4. If still the same problem, try starting bare X as, $-> X If it works, check what is X spawning after it starts, and why it doesn't see installed fonts.

HTH, Rajesh

On 21/03/03 15:56 +0530, Vijay Kothekar wrote:

try redhat-config-xfree86 and reconfigure your X.

Don't top post. Read the question first. X is not the problem. The X Font Server is <=== hint.

Devdas Bhagat

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Vijay Kothekar wrote:

try redhat-config-xfree86 and reconfigure your X.

[snip]

Kapil Karekar wrote:

...

Hi luggers, I am currently unable to start the GUI on my RHL 8.0 box using "startx". It throws up the following error message: Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'

[snip]

thanks for your reply, but solution to this problem was discussed a while ago on list. I think it is would be normally a good practice to not reply to old list messages immediately, as probability of them having been anwsered is high. After going through the replies if people feel that there is more to the problem than was offered by other suggestions, then one is welcome to post.

Best regards, Rajesh