On Sunday 07 May 2006 12:02 pm, Russ Cook wrote: > Russ Cook wrote: > > Gnu-Raiz wrote: > >> On Friday 28 April 2006 15:48, Russ Cook wrote: > >>> Aaron M. Ucko wrote: > >>>> Russ Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>>>> I'm running gnome. From a xterminal, I try to start rxvt, and > >>>>> get this message: > >>>>> rxvt: can't load color "Black" > >>>>> rxvt: can't load color "Black" > >>>>> rxvt: aborting > >>>>> > >>>>> Has anyone seen this problem, and can you tell me what I > >>>>> should check? > >>>> > >>>> You may have managed to hit http://bugs.debian.org/343389 . Try > >>>> reinstalling the x11-common package with dpkg > >>>> --force-confmiss: > >>>> > >>>> dpkg -i --force-confmiss > >>>> /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_*.deb > >>> > >>> Aaron, > >>> Thank you for the reply. I did as you suggested, but the error > >>> remains the same. > >>> Thanks though! > >> > >> Is their any special reason your using rxvt? You can make the changes > >> to x-term to make it look exactly like rxvt! > >> Example code: > >> > >> xterm -sb -sl 200 -leftbar -fg black -bg white & > >> > >> I do agree that if rxvt does not work right maybe you should file a > >> bug report. If I remember correctly rxvt is a subset to xterm, and > >> might not have implemented everything yet. > >> > >> Gnu_Raiz > > > > Gnu_Raiz, > > Thank you for your reply. Below is what the system tells me when I > > executed the command > > string you suggested, from within a Konsole window. It appears I have > > a configuration problem of some sort. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ xterm -sb -sl 200 -leftbar -fg black -bg white & > > [1] 7723 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Warning: Color name "white" is not defined > > Warning: Cannot convert string "nil2" to type FontStruct > > Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font > > Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font > > Warning: Color name "black" is not defined > > xterm: Cannot allocate color green > > xterm: Cannot allocate color red > > > > [1]+ Done xterm -sb -sl 200 -leftbar -fg black -bg > > white > > After a recent 'apt-get upgrade' with no change to my sources.list file, > rxvt now works. I have no idea what has changed, but I'm now a 'happy > camper'.
Sorry for the late response, but I've been out of town & have gotten way behind on this list. IIRC I had similar problem on an I386 system a month or two ago which turned out to have a simple answer. The file /etc/X11/rgb.txt had gone missing. Reinstalling x11-common did not solve the problem, but copying the file over from another system did. Cheers! cmr -- Debian 'Sarge': Registered Linux User #241964 ---- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC -------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
