Re: help for cygwin and XWin

[Igor Peshansky <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

First, <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PPIOSPE>.

Second, this was not my bug -- I simply redirected the message to the
appropriate list (as I'm doing with yours now).

More below.

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006, Patrick HENRY wrote:

> I am blocked with exactly the same bug you have get with cygwin 2 years
> ago.
>
> Fonts are OK
>
> I think it is the configuration of my computer  because on an other one
> it runs differenty.
>
> Maybe threads maybe shared memory, I don't know.
>
> Do you have fixed the problem ?
> If yes I am very interested.
>
> Thanks,
> P. HENRY
>
>
>
> Here a copy of your message:
>
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> First, please start a new thread instead of replying to a message from
> an unrelated thread -- otherwise it screws up the threading.  Second,
> you've sent this to the wrong list -- redirecting this to cygwin-xfree.
>         Igor
>
> On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Will Senn wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> > I have read the thread on this error and while interesting and
> > captivating, it doesn't appear to apply to my installation.
> >
> > I heard cygwin switched to X.org from XFree86 over licensing, etc. I
> > decided groovy, my cygwin installation is getting a bit stale anyway.
> > So, I deleted my cygwin directory along with all the references in the
> > registry and downloaded the realease directory, and burned it to DVD
> > (can't believe it won't fit on a CD anymore) yesterday. I ran setup,
> > pointed it to my spankin' new cygwin DVD and let 'er rip for a while.
> > The installation worked like a charm for the command line stuff. I did
> > my usual tweakage - added %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 to cygwin.bat,
> > add Cygwin Prompt Here to the registry, associated .sh files with
> > cygwin.bat and installed my brand new _fullbackup.sh and _incbackup.sh
> > files (thanks Fred Kulack for the -T- steer - embedded spaces are SUCH
> > a pain) and added them to the Scheduled Tasks. I ran both jobs once to
> > be sure they worked and Voila! Eureka! it worked.
> >
> > However, I then tried to run startx from the command line to compare
> > X.org with the previous XFree86 and bummer, dude...
> > ~    could not open default font 'fixed'
> > ouch, looked in the archives for this list, read the thread and looked
> > at the faq entry, but neither possibility appears to apply:
> >
> > 1. xorg-x11-fnts is missing - nope, it's there.
> > 2. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts is invalid, ls lists all the normal
> > directories and misc contains a slew of .pcf.gz files.
> >
> >
> > I reran /etc/postinstall/xorg-x11-fnts.sh.done, but it didn't fix
> > anything.
> >
> > here's some of the output of the command (extraneous stuff omitted
> > including extra linebreaks).
> >
> > Please give a helpful suggestion as to next steps...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Will
> > - -----------------snip
> > $ startx
> > Welcome to the XWin X Server
> > Vendor: The Cygwin/X Project
> > Release: 6.7.0.0-9
> > Contact: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> > XWin was started with the following command line:
> > X :0 -multiwindow -clipboard
> > (snip)
> > (EE) Keyboardlayout "US" (00000409) is unknown
> > Rules = "xorg" Model = "pc101" Layout = "us" Variant = "(null)"
> > Options = "(null)"
> > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
> > removing from list!
> > Fatal server error:
> > could not open default font 'fixed'

Third, search the recent archives of the cygwin-xfree list at
<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2006-10/> -- there were plenty of
reports (and a few solutions).
	Igor
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