From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 18 04:52:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2E7F1065671 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:52:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.145.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A1648FC1C for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:52:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m2I4q9na012588; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:52:09 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:52:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200803180452.m2I4q9IW012587@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, pitney.brad@googlemail.com Cc: Subject: Re: X.org 7.3 fails during startup, claiming font not found X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:52:10 -0000 On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:04:10 +0000 "Brad Pitney" wrote: >On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Scott Bennett wrote: >> [..] >> Fatal server error: >> could not open default font 'fixed' >> Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG > ># cd ports/x11-fonts/font-alias ># make build install clean Thank you ever so much! That did get it to start up okay. However, the next troubles in line are an error message from putty when it fails to make a connection to a remote system, PuTTY: unable to load font "-bitstream-terminal-medium-r-normal-*-*-140-*-*-c-*-iso8859-1" and the fact that Firefix hangs Xorg the first time I click on anything involving in its window. Unfortunately, the only way I've been able to regain control of the system is to manually turn it off and back on again. > >check the archives :) > You're right, of course. I had forgotten that lynx(1) was installed, though it often can't handle modern web pages and is generally a pain to use. I'll see what I can do, but using lynx to browse the freebsd-* archives may prove to be a waste of time. Any help with either of the above two problems will be gratefully appreciated. And thanks again for the font information, Brad! Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************