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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.uoregon.edu!usenet.coe.montana.edu!bsd.coe.montana.edu!nate From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Re: X386 2.1.1 misc font problem?? Date: 27 May 1994 23:49:11 GMT Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman MT Lines: 26 Message-ID: <2s60tn$34m@pdq.coe.montana.edu> References: <1994May27.201416.9854@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: 153.90.192.29 In article <1994May27.201416.9854@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>, Thuy Mai <thuy@ftp.jsc.nasa.gov> wrote: >i had xfree 2.1.1 up & running. under "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts" has couple >directories : 100dpi, 75dpi, misc. i went each of the font directory and >uncompress, if i uncompress fonts under "misc", i could not be able to bring >up the x server. i went back in compress the fonts under "misc", it doesn't >help either.... The only way that i can make it work is to reload the whole >xfree. > >any ideas !!!! RTFM- The X-server is compiled to use compressed fonts by default, and when you uncompress them you need to run 'mkfontdir' in the directory where they were uncompressed. If you decide to recompress them you need to again run 'mkfontdir' and everything will be well. Nate -- nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu | FreeBSD core member and all around tech. nate@cs.montana.edu | weenie. work #: (406) 994-4836 | home #: (406) 586-0579 | Looking for a good job.