X desktop problem - help!

[Deven Phillips]

Robert,

	The error message that you mentioned means one of two things:

	A. Your font server didn't start
		Fix this by running "chkconfig --level 5 xfs on"
	B. You haven't configured the font path correctly for X windows

Since this is Mandrake 8.0, the xfs server IS the font path, and
therefore the first solution shoud do it. Init to runlevel 3, log in as
root, run the chkconfig command, and init back to runlevel 5.

That ought to do it.

Deven Phillips, CISSP
Network Architect
Viata Online, Inc.

Robert Green wrote:
> 
> I recently installed Mandrake 8.0 on my persnickety Compaq, and then
> set it up as a dual boot Win 98 / Mandrake box.
> 
> The install went fine and everything was going smoothly, but after I
> modified the desktop resolution settings with KDE after the next
> reboot, it doesn't want to start up X - it complains it can't load
> the default font "fixed". Also, I'm having problems finding the
> resolution controls from the text mode side, since I changed it in
> the graphical menus to start with.
> 
> I don't want to have to re-install everything just to fix this
> problem, I'm hoping somebody may have already encountered something
> like this before. Guidance appreciated!
> 
> Mahalo!
> 
> Rob
> 
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