[NBLUG/talk] Cannot get XWindows to start

HarryH forHarryH at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 3 16:26:01 PST 2004


Mark,
1. I created a /tmp/.font-unix directory
2. Did the chown and chmod - all looked fine
3. Did a service xfs start with an "OK" response
4. Did a startx
5. The same error messages came up.

I found that after the "service xfs start" "OK", the .font-unix directory
disappears!
I did the above again and made .font-unix a file instead and the same steps
as above and it too disappears.  Then I tried the same steps again doing it
as a directory but rebooting to see if any changes.  On the shutdown process
that the xfs shutdown "FAILED" but on the subsequent reboot, it said the
start xfs was "OK".  Whatever it is, the xfs appears to be deleting the
font-unix file/directory.  I wonder if the message that says: "Could not
init font patch element unix/:7100, removing from list!" is where it is
going wrong?
I really appreciate you taking the time and effort to help me as I would be
lost on this.

Thanks,
Harry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Street" <jet at sonic.net>
To: <talk at nblug.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk] Cannot get XWindows to start


>
> Who owns the .font-unix directory?
>
> xfs should be the owner and the perms should be 1777
>
> chown xfs.xfs /tmp/.font-unix
> chmod 1777 /tmp/.font-unix
>
> On Friday 02 January 2004 22:33, HarryH wrote:
> > Mark,
> > I checked for the file and did see fs7100.  I did the xfs start and it
said
> > "OK".  I tried startx and just the same message as below.  I then
rechecked
> > for the .font-unix/fs7100 several times and ways and the file is no
longer
> > there.
> >
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Street" <jet at sonic.net>
> > To: <talk at nblug.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 9:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk] Cannot get XWindows to start
> >
> > > Hmmm, try a start
> > >
> > > service xfs start
> > >
> > > The font server creates its socket in /tmp/.font-unix/fs7100
> > >
> > > If the permissions are not correct on /tmp xfs cannot create the file.
>
>
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