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Old 10-14-2006, 05:32 PM   #1
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Can't startx, font errors


I did an apt-get install gnome and apt-get install xserver-xorg and after startx I get:

root@tty1:/# startx
xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.13037

X: warning; process set to priority -1 instead of requested priority 0

X Window System Version 7.0.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.12-1-686 i686
Current Operating System: Linux finnix 2.6.18-0.1-x86-finnix #1 SMP Sat Sep 23 15:54:15 PDT 2006 i686
Build Date: 16 March 2006
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Oct 14 17:26:00 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
error opening security policy file /etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/TTF/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/OTF, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/CID/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/, removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
 
Old 10-14-2006, 06:14 PM   #2
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error opening security policy file /etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Does the file /etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy exist? What are its permissions (ls -l /etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy)?

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could not open default font 'fixed'
Perhaps, since you just recently installed X itself, you have not installed fonts?

Last edited by zhangmaike; 10-14-2006 at 06:19 PM.
 
  


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