I killed X.

[Andy Choens]

There was a typo in my desperate message.  The problem is that I can't
launch X for all of the reasons I described.  If anyone has some ideas,
please reply.  I've got a big project due on Monday and I can't exactly
work on it right now!

 

--andy

 

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Andy Choens
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 11:24 AM
To: fedora-list at redhat.com
Subject: I killed X.

 

Hmm,

 

I tried to send this once before, but the crazy windows server here at
work seems to think I have a new e-mail address.  Interesting.

As an end result I joined and then got told my message was going to the
moderator.  So, I'll try this and see if it gets through without the
moderator because I need some help asap!

 

I just fouled up big time.  I was working on making some posters, and
decided to download some new fonts.  I used kcontrol to install them as
administrator.  BIG MISTAKE!  This screwed things up royally.  I can't
launch.  I get this as an error:

 

Fatal Server Error

Could not open default font 'fixed'

 

I installed the fonts into the directory:  /usr/local/share/fonts/TTF

 

I have tried the following.  I deleted them, and ran mkfontdir

 

Didn't help.

 

I pulled out my CD's and reinstalled all of X with the following
command.

 

rpm -Uvh -force X*

 

I bumped down to init 3 and then back up to 5 and still the same issue.
I even tried linking in the TTF directory.

 

I don't know what to do, but I've got to get this thing going again.
Honestly, even a hack would be appreciated at this point.

 

PS.  Don't use kcontrol 3.2.1 to install fonts as root.  Or you might
wind up using a windows machine to beg for help........

 

Thanks

--andy

 

 

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