cygwin1.3.3 doesn't work with xfree86

Harold Hunt huntharo@msu.edu
Mon Sep 17 16:00:00 GMT 2001


No problem.

I hope you enjoy Cygwin/XFree86,

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> [ mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of Edward Quick
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 3:51 PM
> To: Harold Hunt
> Cc: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: cygwin1.3.3 doesn't work with xfree86
> 
> 
> Harold,
> 
> Thanks for your reply... And thanks for pointing out the FAQ. I just
> realised that when I did the setup this time, I selected the DOS mode
> instead of the UNIX one. I think I'll just go and hide under a rock!!!
> Sorry.
> 
> Ed.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harold Hunt" <huntharo@msu.edu>
> To: "eq" <edward.quick@btinternet.com>; <cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 5:45 PM
> Subject: RE: cygwin1.3.3 doesn't work with xfree86
> 
> 
> > Ed,
> >
> > I'm not sure, but the last place that you would want to look 
> would be the
> > FAQ question that deals specifically with the question that you just
> asked:
> >
> > 
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-xfree-faq.html#q-error-font-eof
> >
> > Harold
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > > [ mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of eq
> > > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:25 AM
> > > To: cygwin-xfree@xfree.cygwin.com
> > > Subject: cygwin1.3.3 doesn't work with xfree86
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Since I upgraded Cygwin to the latest release of 1.3.3 I haven't been
> > > able to get xfree86 to work. Everytime I try to start up 
> xstartwin.bat I
> > > get the following message:
> > >
> > > Fatal server error:
> > > could not open default font 'fixed'
> > >
> > > Has anyone else had this problem?
> > >
> > > Rgds,
> > >
> > > Ed.
> > >
> > >
> >
> 



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