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From: cflatter@nrao.edu (Chris Flatters)
Subject: Re: XFree86 problems on 386BSD
Message-ID: <1992Oct7.155907.11508@nrao.edu>
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References: <1992Oct6.174929.12104@nrao.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:59:07 GMT
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In article 12104@nrao.edu, cflatter@nrao.edu (Chris Flatters) writes:
>I'm having some problems with the monochrome X server from XFree86 1.1 (downloaded
>from agate).  Specifically, X386mono will display its startup messages, switch
>the vga to graphics mode (displaying a few random dots) and then terminate after
>about one second.  No core dump appears to have been generated.

Boy, do I feel stupid!

I had used the default font path for Xconfig.sample which references a
font directory that doesn't exist in the binary distribution for 386BSD
(/usr/X386/lib/fonts/Speedo).  The X server won't set the font path if
the default font path contains a directory that doesn't exist.  If it
doesn't set an initial font path it can't find any fonts and refuses to
work.

	Chris Flatters
	cflatter@nrao.edu