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ArloWhite
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Joined: 23 May 2003
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 Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject: XFS is Evil! (X Font Server)- Corrupted my Fixed Fonts |
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Well, in my search for a solution to my xawtv problem I came across the suggestion of starting up xfs. (/etc/init.d/xfs start)
I get this error in xawtv:
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Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-*-*-c-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
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Well, this didn't help so I later rebooted and booted up to find X no longer worked.
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XFree86 Version 4.3.0
<Initialization stuff cut out>
Using vt 7
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
> Warning: Symbol map for key <BKSP> redefined
> Using last definition for conflicting fields
> Warning: Symbol map for key <KPDV> redefined
> Using last definition for conflicting fields
> Warning: Symbol map for key <KPMU> redefined
> Using last definition for conflicting fields
> Warning: Symbol map for key <KPSU> redefined
> Using last definition for conflicting fields
> Warning: Symbol map for key <KPAD> redefined
> Using last definition for conflicting fields
> Warning: Symbol map for key <FK01> redefined
<[FK02-FK11] Cut Out to make this shorter>
> Warning: Symbol map for key <FK12> redefined
> Using last definition for conflicting fields
Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing from list!
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
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I ended up re-emerging xfree and now I'm back in business. When I did etc-update I remember it replacing a xkbcomp file and a couple other X related files. Now I'm running xfs and it isn't causing problems so I'm not sure what the initial cause was.
- What may have caused my fonts/keyboard settings to be corrupted?
- Is the only way to get those /etc files back to re-emerge xfree, or is there an easier and quicker way if this ever happens in the future?
- What does XFS do for me and should I run it all the time?
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FishB8
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Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Your problems may be due to any number of problems. The important part is that it's working now 
It may have been caused by a script incorrectly modifying your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, but I have no way to be sure.
XFS is a font server that serves fonts off of a Unix port. (You can also serve it using a TCP port, but that is really slow and not a good idea) The advantage is that on networks you can have a font server that all workstations get their fonts from. It's a way to have a centralized set of fonts rather than trying to make sure all computers have the same fonts installed on them. There's really not too much of a benifit if you only have a personal workstation, it's mostly just a matter of preference: do you want your fonts managed by XFS or XFree86? I personally use XFS and have no complaints. |
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