Very Computer

I keep getting this error on running startex.  I know it has to do with
the compressed fonts in the font directories.  The x server dies at that
point with:

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

_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
giving up.
xinit:  Connection refused (errno 111):  unable to connect to X server
xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.

There is an FAQ somewhere on this, but I can't find it at all.  The fix
has to do with a configuration setting or a update, (something to do
with old fonts) but I can't remember anything beyond that.

Running RH 5.1, out of the box.

Thanks.

Yan

I just fought with this this past weekend. The fixed font is usually in the
/usr/X11R6/lib/fonts directory (or in the neighborhood). I'm not sure what
version of XFree86 RH5.1 has, but assuming it's 3.3.x.  Some things to look
for:

1) Check for an invalid font path in the XF86Config file
2) go to your fonts directory and run mkfontdir...as in 'mkfontdir misc'.
This regenerates the fonts.dir file in the specified folder.
3) Check your fonts.alias file in the misc font directory and make sure it
has a 'fixed' entry in it.

My problem was after I did an upgrade from 3.3.2 to 3.3.3 and I had a
mismatched server and binaries.

tom

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Tom Schlarman

Quote:>I keep getting this error on running startex.  I know it has to do with
>the compressed fonts in the font directories.  The x server dies at that
>point with:

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

>_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
>giving up.
>xinit:  Connection refused (errno 111):  unable to connect to X server
>xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.

>There is an FAQ somewhere on this, but I can't find it at all.  The fix
>has to do with a configuration setting or a update, (something to do
>with old fonts) but I can't remember anything beyond that.

>Running RH 5.1, out of the box.

>Thanks.

>Yan