Very Computer

i just installed mandrake linux.  my x windows system worked fine yesterday
but today it won't start, presumably due to this error:

_FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

does anyone know how to resolve this problem?  it's driving me insane!

thank you very much,

dan

does `df` show that /tmp is 100% filled?

Eric

Look at the "FontPath" Entries near the beginning of your XF86Config
file (usually in /etc/X11 or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11). There will be a line
that reads "FontPath        "unix/:7100" or something like that - the
port number may be different. Comment that line out and try starting
X again. Assuming you've got other hard coded font paths defined you
should be working at that point. If not, then there's either something
wrong with your font server (misconfigured or not starting on boot) or
your networking (unable to connect to font server), in which case fixing
it gets more complicated. I'm a big fan of font servers myself and
suggest going with one entirely and eliminating hard coded font paths. I
don't know if this is the approach that Mandrake takes though, never used
it.

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-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs