21 Mar
2003
21 Mar
'03
8:28 p.m.
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
10:44 p.m.
give the command
service xfs start
or /etc/init.d/xfs start
before startx
--- Kapil Karekar <kapil_karekar(a)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
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11:01 p.m.
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(a)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(a)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
11:14 p.m.
comment out the Fontpath "unix/:7100" from
XF86Config-4
This will surely help
--Tapeshwar
--- Kapil Karekar <kapil_karekar(a)vsnl.net> 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
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Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:05 PM
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give the command
service xfs start
or /etc/init.d/xfs start
before startx
--- Kapil Karekar <kapil_karekar(a)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
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11:45 p.m.
how about making runlevel 5 init default ;-)
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22 Mar
22 Mar
12:56 a.m.
When I comment out: Fontpath "unix/:7100" from XF86Config it gives me the
error:
Fatal server error:
No valid FontPath could be found
Making the default runlevel as 5 does not make a difference. Just that the
error messages are printed on a blue background :-)
hmmm... what can it be :-?
----- Original Message -----
From: Tapeshwar Nath <gtapeshwar(a)yahoo.com>
To: <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] X doesn't start - "Fatal server error"
comment out the Fontpath "unix/:7100" from
XF86Config-4
This will surely help
--Tapeshwar
--- Kapil Karekar <kapil_karekar(a)vsnl.net> 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
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ninad Purohit <ninadonline(a)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(a)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
6 a.m.
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
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23 Mar
23 Mar
1:04 a.m.
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
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2:06 a.m.
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
25 Apr
25 Apr
3:32 a.m.
try redhat-config-xfree86 and reconfigure your X.
Regards
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'
The XFree86 log file can be viewed at:
http://www.libretech.com/XFree86.0.log
Any help would be appreciated !!
Thanks buddies :-))
Kapil Karekar
3:58 p.m.
here's a funny one
on my rh8 when i change run level to 3 startx doesn't
work and i get the very same errors u r getting
but if i just give the command "gdm" gdm starts X by
itself try it i can't figure why but it sure as hell works
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26 Apr
12:50 a.m.
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
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