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).