X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D
Hello everybody, So, here is the story, A friend gave me his old Lifebook 420D and I decided to go with a Debian install on it. I read up on the difficulties some have had getting XFree86 to work on it, and I've used their information to the best of my knowledge in getting X to work. Its a simple problem, but one I should know better to take care of. When I initiate X (startx or xinit) the laptop begins to spew a whole bunch of information and attempts to start X. It craps out shortly and returns the following error: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Some links have pointed me to some possibilities with the font.aliases file, but I haven't quite yet ventured there. I'm wondering if anyone has had any similar problems, and if you could hopefully point me along in the right direction. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D (fwd)
Okay, I found elsewhere and ran apt-get install x-core something... It worked, I've got X running (crappy colors, but whatever) now I'm experiencing the 1" offset everyone talks about. I tried to set the vga=770 in lilo.conf but nothing happens, and I get an error: You passed an undefined mode number press to see available vidoe modes, to continue, or wait 30 sec... I've tried both options. With return I'm presented with a list of available modes, I'm half way through the list; I'll let you all know if I find one that works. --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 15:32:26 -0500 (EST) From: Rafael Hinojosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian-laptop_Users_Group Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D Hello everybody, So, here is the story, A friend gave me his old Lifebook 420D and I decided to go with a Debian install on it. I read up on the difficulties some have had getting XFree86 to work on it, and I've used their information to the best of my knowledge in getting X to work. Its a simple problem, but one I should know better to take care of. When I initiate X (startx or xinit) the laptop begins to spew a whole bunch of information and attempts to start X. It craps out shortly and returns the following error: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Some links have pointed me to some possibilities with the font.aliases file, but I haven't quite yet ventured there. I'm wondering if anyone has had any similar problems, and if you could hopefully point me along in the right direction. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D
> > > > Fatal server error: > > could not open default font 'fixed' > > Some things to try: > > % dpkg -s xfonts-base > be sure this package is installed > > % grep misc /etc/X11/XF86Config > you need a font path like > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > > % ls -l /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc > all the files in this path need to be world readable > > Anyway, try sending the startx output to a file with > startx >somefile 2>&1 > to find more information about what is happening. David, Thanks, I've managed to get X working since then. I found somewhere that I could run apt-get and reinstall the X packages. Did that, it comes up. It came up in a small frame within a frame at first, but I switched my XF86Config file to use VGA16 at 800x600. Now I get the 1" offset everyone talks about. I've tried to have lilo.conf use vga=770 but it then tells me that the setting is unspecified and offers me to continue booting or insert another setting. I'm gonna keep trying. Thanks for your suggestions, I'll make sure to save them... --Raf
Re: X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D
Alright, As I mentioned earlier, I've managed to solve the initial font problem I had, and get X up and running. Now, I'm faced with the 1" offset I read about all over the web. I tried using vga=770 (or vga=7) but get no luck. I've read on some places about a CONGIF_VIDEO_GFX_HACK, which would warrant an kernel recompile. I'm gonna attempt this, unless anyone has any other suggestions. Unfortunately, I've never really done a kernel recompile (which would be good experience). So I don't really know where to start. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D
Hello everybody, So, here is the story, A friend gave me his old Lifebook 420D and I decided to go with a Debian install on it. I read up on the difficulties some have had getting XFree86 to work on it, and I've used their information to the best of my knowledge in getting X to work. Its a simple problem, but one I should know better to take care of. When I initiate X (startx or xinit) the laptop begins to spew a whole bunch of information and attempts to start X. It craps out shortly and returns the following error: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Some links have pointed me to some possibilities with the font.aliases file, but I haven't quite yet ventured there. I'm wondering if anyone has had any similar problems, and if you could hopefully point me along in the right direction. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D (fwd)
Okay, I found elsewhere and ran apt-get install x-core something... It worked, I've got X running (crappy colors, but whatever) now I'm experiencing the 1" offset everyone talks about. I tried to set the vga=770 in lilo.conf but nothing happens, and I get an error: You passed an undefined mode number press to see available vidoe modes, to continue, or wait 30 sec... I've tried both options. With return I'm presented with a list of available modes, I'm half way through the list; I'll let you all know if I find one that works. --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 15:32:26 -0500 (EST) From: Rafael Hinojosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian-laptop_Users_Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D Hello everybody, So, here is the story, A friend gave me his old Lifebook 420D and I decided to go with a Debian install on it. I read up on the difficulties some have had getting XFree86 to work on it, and I've used their information to the best of my knowledge in getting X to work. Its a simple problem, but one I should know better to take care of. When I initiate X (startx or xinit) the laptop begins to spew a whole bunch of information and attempts to start X. It craps out shortly and returns the following error: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Some links have pointed me to some possibilities with the font.aliases file, but I haven't quite yet ventured there. I'm wondering if anyone has had any similar problems, and if you could hopefully point me along in the right direction. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D
> > > > Fatal server error: > > could not open default font 'fixed' > > Some things to try: > > % dpkg -s xfonts-base > be sure this package is installed > > % grep misc /etc/X11/XF86Config > you need a font path like > FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" > > % ls -l /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc > all the files in this path need to be world readable > > Anyway, try sending the startx output to a file with > startx >somefile 2>&1 > to find more information about what is happening. David, Thanks, I've managed to get X working since then. I found somewhere that I could run apt-get and reinstall the X packages. Did that, it comes up. It came up in a small frame within a frame at first, but I switched my XF86Config file to use VGA16 at 800x600. Now I get the 1" offset everyone talks about. I've tried to have lilo.conf use vga=770 but it then tells me that the setting is unspecified and offers me to continue booting or insert another setting. I'm gonna keep trying. Thanks for your suggestions, I'll make sure to save them... --Raf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X on a Fujitsu Lifebook 420D
Alright, As I mentioned earlier, I've managed to solve the initial font problem I had, and get X up and running. Now, I'm faced with the 1" offset I read about all over the web. I tried using vga=770 (or vga=7) but get no luck. I've read on some places about a CONGIF_VIDEO_GFX_HACK, which would warrant an kernel recompile. I'm gonna attempt this, unless anyone has any other suggestions. Unfortunately, I've never really done a kernel recompile (which would be good experience). So I don't really know where to start. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, --Raf --- Rafael A. Hinojosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
