Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 15:07:03 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: eculp@encontacto.net Cc: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: can't startx after xorg upgrade: could not open default font 'fixed' Message-ID: <20070523190703.GA61762@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20070523082810.7jkge6ugqow0kock@intranet.encontacto.net> References: <20070523082810.7jkge6ugqow0kock@intranet.encontacto.net>
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On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 08:28:10AM -0500, eculp@encontacto.net wrote: > I get: > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > I have looked at: > XFree86-4-fontDefaultBitmaps is not used with xorg > x11-fonts/font-alias is installed > xorg-fonts-miscbitmaps is installed thinking that it might sub the Default > I have checked font.conf for correct path. > Found a thread on Google but didn't find the solution. > xorgcfg gives the same error > /etc/X11/xorg.conf Font Path is set to /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/ > > I upgraded with portupgrade -a -P so I guess I could go back and > recompile all but first I would like to know if anyone else has seen > this after the update and how they fixed it. Something dumb I'm doing > I'm sure :( >From UPDATING -- CAVEATS Make sure you have the x11/xorg meta-port installed. If you do not have this meta-port installed with X.Org 6.9, you will miss out on a lot of the new X.Org 7.2 sub-ports. -- Kris
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