Installing X

[Drew Taylor]

I'm getting closer! Now when I run startx I get an error saying can't find 
default font fixed. Here's the output from startx. Any ideas where I can 
get the fixed font RPM? The search interface for rpmfind.net is not too 
helpful in this respect.

Thanks
[root at nephi fonts]# startx
hostname: Unknown host


XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-7) / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 23 January 2002
         If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
         newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
         reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17-0.13smp i686 [ELF]
Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com

Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
          (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri May  3 12:05:59 2002
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing 
from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to xfree86 at xfree86.org.

XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
       after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

At 11:00 AM 5/3/02 -0400, Matthew J. Brodeur wrote:

>    It might be safe to ignore both dependencies (--nodeps to rpm), or you
>could install the Xaw3d and kernel RPMs.  IIRC, you would get no benefit
>from having DRM (Direct Rendering Manager, I think) in place anyway, and X
>will just disable DRI if it doesn't detect the capability in the kernel.

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