[NTLUG:Discuss] xfs weirdness

[Bobby Wrenn]

The file /etc/X11/defaultFontPath does not exist. The file
defaultFontPath is nowhere on the file system.
If that is what I need how do I create it?

Thanks
Bobby
Mark Bickel wrote:
> 
> > Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:02:09 -0600
> > From: Kevin Brannen <kbrannen at gte.net>
> 
> > To: discuss at ntlug.org
> > Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] xfs weirdness
> > Bobby Wrenn wrote:
> 
> > > I recently had a power failure which left X Widows broken. I have gotten
> > > X working again except for one thing. I am back to the tiny fonts I had
> > > before editing /etc/X11/fs/config.
> > >
> > > If I try to restart xfs (/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs stop) I get an error
> > > [FAILED]
> > > If I try to start xfs (/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start) I get a reply of [ OK
> > > ].
> > > ps afx | grep xfs indicates the xfs is not running.
> > > I reinstalled xfs from rpm and there is no change.
> > >
> > > Any ideas out there?
> > > Bobby
> 
> xfs runs on port 7100 by default. make sure that port is not blocked.
> You may have a file /etc/X11/defaultFontPath. There should be a line:
> 
> tcp/:7100
> 
> at the point in the search path where you want X to look for the server,
> (usually at the top of the file).
> 
> As to why xfs is not started, to learn more you could try:
> 
> strace /usr/X11R6/bin/xfs
> or
> strace '/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs start'
> 
> netstat -a|grep 7100
> 
> should let you see if the service is running.
> 
> rgds,
> Mark.Bickel at ericsson.com
> 
> 
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