Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-19 Thread Juliusz Chroboczek
IM> I've seen XFree86 4.02 X server to crash when WINE have calculated IM> font metrics for TTF fonts. (This should be fixed in 4.0.3; it was a bug introduced in the 4.0.2 version of the TrueType backend. More fixes for 4.1.0.) Using a font server in this case would not have saved you; instead o

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-19 Thread Juliusz Chroboczek
IM> I've seen XFree86 4.02 X server to crash when WINE have calculated IM> font metrics for TTF fonts. (This should be fixed in 4.0.3; it was a bug introduced in the 4.0.2 version of the TrueType backend. More fixes for 4.1.0.) Using a font server in this case would not have saved you; instead

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread ashridah
On 18 Apr 2001 19:26:26 +0400, Ilya Martynov said: > > MD> Sorry for the OT post, but I am allergic to misinformation. ;) > > MD> ashridah wrote: > > >> i don't particularly like xfs. don't know why. seems a little useless to > >> have a server for one box. > >> perhaps for diskless Xte

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread ashridah
On 18 Apr 2001 19:26:26 +0400, Ilya Martynov said: > > MD> Sorry for the OT post, but I am allergic to misinformation. ;) > > MD> ashridah wrote: > > >> i don't particularly like xfs. don't know why. seems a little useless to > >> have a server for one box. > >> perhaps for diskless Xt

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread Ilya Martynov
MD> Sorry for the OT post, but I am allergic to misinformation. ;) MD> ashridah wrote: >> i don't particularly like xfs. don't know why. seems a little useless to >> have a server for one box. >> perhaps for diskless Xterminals, maybe. nevertheless. MD> A font server makes a lot of sense even o

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sorry for the OT post, but I am allergic to misinformation. ;) ashridah wrote: > i don't particularly like xfs. don't know why. seems a little useless to > have a server for one box. > perhaps for diskless Xterminals, maybe. nevertheless. A font server makes a lot of sense even on a single mach

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread ashridah
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:37:50 +0200, Gert Langrock said: > Hello, > > on sunday I did a apt-get upgrade on unstable and after > this X was unable to start. It showed an error message > saying that it was unable to load the default font > "fixed". What is wrong and in which package? I also >

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread Ilya Martynov
MD> Sorry for the OT post, but I am allergic to misinformation. ;) MD> ashridah wrote: >> i don't particularly like xfs. don't know why. seems a little useless to >> have a server for one box. >> perhaps for diskless Xterminals, maybe. nevertheless. MD> A font server makes a lot of sense even

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sorry for the OT post, but I am allergic to misinformation. ;) ashridah wrote: > i don't particularly like xfs. don't know why. seems a little useless to > have a server for one box. > perhaps for diskless Xterminals, maybe. nevertheless. A font server makes a lot of sense even on a single mac

Re: X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread ashridah
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:37:50 +0200, Gert Langrock said: > Hello, > > on sunday I did a apt-get upgrade on unstable and after > this X was unable to start. It showed an error message > saying that it was unable to load the default font > "fixed". What is wrong and in which package? I also >

X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread Gert Langrock
Hello, on sunday I did a apt-get upgrade on unstable and after this X was unable to start. It showed an error message saying that it was unable to load the default font "fixed". What is wrong and in which package? I also use xfs although I am not shure whether the Xserver uses it or not? It would

X refuses to start (missing default font)

2001-04-18 Thread Gert Langrock
Hello, on sunday I did a apt-get upgrade on unstable and after this X was unable to start. It showed an error message saying that it was unable to load the default font "fixed". What is wrong and in which package? I also use xfs although I am not shure whether the Xserver uses it or not? It woul