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| author | AlanCoopersmith <AlanCoopersmith@web> | 2013-08-25 17:55:43 -0700 |
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| committer | xorg <iki-xorg@freedesktop.org> | 2013-08-25 17:55:43 -0700 |
| commit | a9670a465b32302d7fb5272d7fba71fa2f912e41 (patch) | |
| tree | 67b51acf71f513b39f7a2529cde9fd1775edbb05 /FAQErrorMessages.mdwn | |
| parent | 3158d6114d06876209307354448c7d3b323de077 (diff) | |
fixed is now a builtin font
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| -rw-r--r-- | FAQErrorMessages.mdwn | 3 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/FAQErrorMessages.mdwn b/FAQErrorMessages.mdwn index 8c0badd0..95acbdd0 100644 --- a/FAQErrorMessages.mdwn +++ b/FAQErrorMessages.mdwn @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Error messages that don't immediately lead to a fatal server error (and the term ## I keep getting the error message: could not open default font 'fixed' -This is by far the most popular Frequently Asked Question :( +This was once by far the most popular Frequently Asked Question. It should no longer be seen on any recent X server release since the required fonts are now builtin to libXfont. The remaining answer mostly applies to old X server versions. + To run X you need at least the font 'fixed' and 'cursor' to display a cursor image and be able to print meaningful error messages. If these fonts are not present the server doesn't start. My Xserver refuses to start and gives me the error message: |