[GRASSLIST:3589] Re: Linux startx problem

[ivan]

On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Kirk Schmidt wrote:

Try to comment out this line in /etc/X11/XF86Config by putting "#" at the 
beginning of the line, then restart X "startx".



>   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
> 
> Kirk Schmidt
> Nortek Resource Solutions Inc.
> RR # 1
> Thorburn, NS
> B0K 1W0
> tel 902.922-3609
> fax 902.922.3607
> Thorburn
> 
> 
> 
> 

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