[GRASSLIST:3588] Re: Linux startx problem

[Eric G. Miller]

On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 11:55:37PM -0400, Kirk Schmidt wrote:
>  Good Morning:
> 
> I have run into a Linux based snag that has stopped me cold.
> 
> I am running RH Linux 6.2 and I was ready to start up a Grass session 
> when I activated startx
> 
> the following message appeared after the process crashed:
> 
> Font Tran Socket Unix Connect: Can't connect: Errno = 111
> failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
> Fatal server error
> could not open default font  
> 
> I ran into a hardrive error and had to use fsck to fix up the drive.  I 
> assume I lost a connection to the font files startx is looking for.
> 
> I assume I will have to reinstall some portion of the original OS.  
> 
> Any suggestions on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated

Ask on a list that discusses Redhat or Linux.  Your problem has zero
connection to GRASS.  You probably haven't configured X...

-- 
Eric G. Miller <egm2 at jps.net>