[ale] failed to set default fon5t path 'unix/:-1' HELP

[Jeff Dilcher]

Since I posted, I read this in the /etc/X11/XF86Config

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated
together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent
of
# the X server to render fonts.
   FontPath   "unix/:-1"


I commented out the 4th line, which now allows me to start X
using, I presume, default fonts (and no extra fonts via the xfont
server?).
I am guessing that my Xfonts server, or something, didn't start
properly,
and therefore when X attempts to start up, it can't access the font
server,
and gives the profanities listed below.

BTW, I am staring X automagically on boot via, I belive, run level 5



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Ramsey [mailto:Ramsey_Patrick at promina.org]
> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 2:45 PM
> To: dilcher at cueva.com
> Subject: Re: [ale] failed to set default fon5t path 'unix/:-1' HELP
>
>
> Are you running X from "X" or "startx" ?
>
> If you are using "X", try it using "startx". If that works
> then you have an invalid entry somewhere in your x script.
> Compare and rehash... If it still doesn't work, I am not
> sure...sounds like for some reason you do not have a path
> set right in which ever x script you run.
>
> -Patrick
>
> <<< "Jeff Dilcher" <dilcher at cueva.com>  5/22  1:59p >>>
>
> booted my redhat6.0 machine today, and the Xwindows
> interface failed to start.
>
> I am getting this error message:
>
> -----
> _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
> -----
>
> Does anyone have a clue as to what my problem might
> be?  Any comments appreciated,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>