X Window System error

[Peter Lesterhuis]

>
> >  The error was 'BadName (named color or font does not exist)'.
>   
> I got that too, on several machines.
>
> Turns out my /etc/X11/xorg.conf still referred to an X11 font server,
> which now is deprecated.
>
> I renamed xorg.conf to xorg.conf.old and restarted.
> I assumed a new xorg.conf would be generated, with all the right
> options.
>
> It turns out the new X11 does not need a conf file anymore.
> It started right away, with the right driver, at the right resolution
> And all the problems you mentioned were gone.
Thanks. That did the trick!!
Peter