hi gems,
I am using RedHat Linux 7.3 due to some technical requirements.
Suddenly my system is not booting with xserver. its not starting X.
The X is not at all working.
Its giving the following error:

"
could not init font path element 'unix/:7100', removing from list!
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

"
I am using RedHat Linux 7.3 with onboard Intel 845G graphics card.

What can be the reason? I even reconfigured the driver with Xconfigurator, its probing properly and showing the test screen..but when i restart it again, the X is not working. and its giving the same above error.

Guys, pls suggest a solution..Thank U.

Try removing the line which has "unix/:7100" in your X config file. It is generally in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.

Thanks,

i tried the option of removing the line from the XFree86Config-4 file. no use. still the problem persists..

Can i try loading the rpms related to XFree--fonts etc...?

pls be in touch in this regard,..thank again

I think I got the solution here
http://www.spinics.net/lists/xfree86/msg09383.html

I believe RH requires X font server to be running before starting X. So try putting the line back into the X config file and make sure you are running 'xfs' before you start X.

Hope this solves your problem.

Valerie.

hi,
Thanks for ur reply.

I tried to start/restart xfs service....the result is like this

#service xfs start
Starting xfs.....OK.

#service xfs restart
Shutting down xfs....FAILED
Starting xfs.....OK

but after removing the line what u suggested...the welcome logo appears and it when i entered the login name and password, it just shows the welcome logo again, its not entering into the system. i think, as u suggested, there may be problem with xfs. i also refreshed the rpms related to xfs and XFree*..but i could not get it working.

Ponder some points in this regard which ever u come across.
Thanks again, keep in touch..bye

Look in to in log files of X to get whats going on....

i had the same issue on RH AS2.1, you should search for 'Could not init font path element unix/:7100' and ' could not open default font 'fixed'', you'll get some old posts

this short read covers it well
www.linuxgazette.com/issue93/yuan.html

thanx...i got it right by setting the option NEEDED = 'yes' in the xfs script...thank you very much again...keep in touch...

bye ppl..