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I get the error message "could not open default font 'fixed'"

right after starting   startx.

The screen dump is as follows:
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root!screamer: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11> startx

XFree86 Version 3.1.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6000)
Operating System: Linux
Configured drivers:
  Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0)
(using VT number 7)

XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
(**) Mach64: Graphics device ID: "m"
(**) Mach64: Monitor ID: "My Monitor"
Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
         Entry deleted from font path.
Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" does not exist.
         Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(--) Mach64: card type: PCI
(--) Mach64: Number of Clocks: 32
(--) Mach64: clocks:  50.35  56.64  63.00  72.00  40.00  44.90  49.50  50.00
(--) Mach64: clocks:   0.00 110.00 126.00 135.00   0.00  80.00  75.00  65.00
(--) Mach64: clocks:  25.18  28.32  31.50  36.00  20.00  22.45  24.75  25.00
(--) Mach64: clocks:   0.00  55.00  63.00  67.50   0.00  40.00  37.50  32.50
(--) Mach64: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 80.000 MHz
(**) Mach64: Mode "640x480": mode clock =  25.175, clock used =  25.175
(**) Mach64: Mode "800x600": mode clock =  36.000, clock used =  36.000
(**) Mach64: Mode "1024x768": mode clock =  44.900, clock used =  44.900
(**) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024": mode clock =  80.000, clock used =  80.000
(**) Mach64: Virtual resolution: 1280x1024
(--) Mach64: videoram: 4096k
(--) Mach64: Using hardware cursor
(--) Mach64: Using 4 MB aperture
(--) Mach64: Ramdac is IMS-G173/SC1148[368]
(--) Mach64: Using 6 bits per RGB value
(--) Mach64: Aperture mapped to 0x7c000000
(--) Mach64: Pixmap cache: 2 256x256 slots, 8 128x128 slots, 32 64x64 slots
(--) Mach64: Font cache: 16 fonts

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unexpected signal 13

root!screamer: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11>

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What's wrong here?  I am using mach64 4mb pci card, and Viewsonic 17ps.