can't startx

Aman9090 · 02-05-2004, 09:48 PM

Hey,

Just installed debian on an old laptop and got a bit messed up at the package selection stage (used apt-get through http).

Anyways, i just did an apt-get of all the files I thought I needed, but then I got into a program which allowed me to get packages customized to my using purposes. Then, I got, I THINK, all the packages I needed.

However, when I startx, i get an error explaining that it could not open the default font 'fixed'.

?

I can't begin to guess what this means. All help is appreciated!

rberry88 · 02-05-2004, 10:13 PM

You can manually open your XF86Config file with a text editor (nano, vi, pico) and make sure the line for that font is not commented out.

rberry88

HappyTux · 02-06-2004, 12:12 AM

This is what I have install for the Xserver you may want to use apt-cache policy package_name to see if you have similar installed for the packages in your install of X.

Code:

>$ COLUMNS=125 dpkg -l | grep 4.3.0-0
ii  libdps1                   4.3.0-0pre1v4             Display PostScript (DPS) client library
ii  libxaw7                   4.3.0-0pre1v4             X Athena widget set library
ii  xbase-clients             4.3.0-0pre1v4             miscellaneous X clients
ii  xfonts-100dpi             4.3.0-0pre1v4             100 dpi fonts for X
ii  xfonts-100dpi-transcoded  4.3.0-0pre1v4             100 dpi fonts for X (transcoded from ISO 10646-1)
ii  xfonts-75dpi              4.3.0-0pre1v4             75 dpi fonts for X
ii  xfonts-75dpi-transcoded   4.3.0-0pre1v4             75 dpi fonts for X (transcoded from ISO 10646-1)
ii  xfonts-base               4.3.0-0pre1v4             standard fonts for X
ii  xfonts-base-transcoded    4.3.0-0pre1v4             standard fonts for X (transcoded from ISO 10646-1)
ii  xfonts-scalable           4.3.0-0pre1v4             scalable fonts for X
ii  xfree86-common            4.3.0-0pre1v4             X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure
ii  xfs                       4.3.0-0pre1v4             X font server
ii  xlibs                     4.3.0-0pre1v4             X Window System client libraries
ii  xlibs-data                4.3.0-0pre1v4             X Window System client data
ii  xlibs-dev                 4.3.0-0pre1v4             X Window System client library development files
ii  xserver-common            4.3.0-0pre1v4             files and utilities common to all X servers
ii  xserver-xfree86           4.3.0-0pre1v4             the XFree86 X server
ii  xutils                    4.3.0-0pre1v4             X Window System utility programs