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From: randy@chinet.chi.il.us (Randy Suess)
Subject: Re: X386 Installation Woes
Message-ID: <BuKJv0.GML@chinet.chi.il.us>
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Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 12:54:36 GMT
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In article <g7xnmdp@lynx.unm.edu> meissner@triton.unm.edu (John Meissner) writes:
>After obtaining the X386 release from agate.berkeley.edu (/pub/incoming/X386),
>I find that I am unable to make it do anything after performing the steps
>it follows with an error message to the effect 'fatal server error, cannot
>load default font 'fixed''.

	Look at your Xconfig file for where the fonts are set.
	Bet they have the Speedo, or outline stuff defined but
	the supplied font.tar does not contain them.
	Just remove the definition from Xconfig.

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Randy Suess					 randy@chinet.chi.il.us