[NTLUG:Discuss] xfs weirdness

[Mark Bickel]

> Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:41:37 -0600
> From: Bobby Wrenn <bobby at wrennest.com>
> To: discuss at ntlug.org
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] xfs weirdness
 
> 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

It may not exist for your system, and is optional in any case.
The FontPath directive in /etc/X11/XF86Config should point to
the fontserver. Remember, use of a font server is optional. If
you don't need to share fonts between several machines, or use
TrueType fonts via a TrueType font server like xfstt, you don't
need to run or reference a font server.

Since your system was probably configured initially to run and
use an X fontserver, the question is why xfs is not starting.
in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs look for files: config fs-errors
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/config may have a line like this:
error-file = /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs/fs-errors
The error file (if it exists) may provide some clue as to why
xfs will not start/run.

/Mark

> 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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