the problem is not keyboard related it is font related. make sure you have xfonts-base installed.
nate On 19 Jan 2000, Steve Winston wrote: xee42 >I continue with xfree86 problems. After downloading and configuring version xee42 >3.3.6, startx fails with what appears to be a keyboard error. xee42 >I use a Microsoft natural keyboard. Any suggestions? HELLLLPppp xee42 >The messages: xee42 >System: '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 xee42 >-R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11xkb -xkm -m us_microsoft -eml "The XKEYBOARD keymap xee42 >compiler (xkbcomp) reports: " -emp ">" -eml xee42 >"Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the Xserver" xee42 >keymap/xfree86 compiled/xfree86.xkm' xee42 >Fatal Server error: xee42 >Could not open default font 'fixed' xee42 >x connection to: 00 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown) xee42 > xee42 >____________________________________________________________________ xee42 >Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. xee42 > xee42 > xee42 >-- xee42 >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null xee42 > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 8:31am up 152 days, 20:35, 1 user, load average: 1.57, 1.57, 1.56
