Problem with starting X server

[Stephen A.Goulet]

Jim,

	It this is the root of your problem:

>  Fatal server error:
>> could not open default font 'fixed'
>>  winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress

	This is what finally worked for me.  Start cygwin and do a df, if this 
show the mount points, /usr, /usr/bin/, and /usr/lib.  Then umount /usr 
and close the cygwin window.  Now do the reinstall of the fonts as 
documented in the FAQ.

	The mount point mentioned in the FAQ doesn't exist, so this took care 
of my problem.  I wished they where a little clearer in what has the 
wrong infomation that unumounting and reinstalling resolves.

	Hopes this helps.

Steve



Craig Smith wrote:

> I am getting the following text in XWin.log:
> 
> (WW) /tmp mounted int textmode
>  _XSERVTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.X11-unix should be set to root
> (II) XF86Config is not supported
>  (II) See x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html for more information
> winAdjustVideoModeShadowGDI - Using Windows display depth of 32 bits per 
> pixel
>  winAllocateFBShadowGDI - Creating DIB with width: 1680 height: 1050 
> depth: 32
> winInitVisualsShadowGDI - Masks 00ff0000 0000ff00 000000ff BPRGB 8 d 24 
> bpp 32
> null screen fn ReparentWindow
>  null screen fn RestackWindow
> InitQueue - Calling pthread_mutex_init
>  InitQueue - pthread_mutex_init returned
> InitQueue - Calling pthread_cond_init
> InitQueue - pthread_cond_init returned
>  winInitMultiWindowWM - Hello
> winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Hello
>  winInitMultiWindowWM - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
> winMultiWindowXMsgProc - Calling pthread_mutex_lock ()
>  MIT-SHM extension disabled due to lack of kernel support
> XFree86-Bigfont extension local-client optimization disabled due to
> lack of shar
> ed memory support in the kernel
>  (--) Setting autorepeat to delay=500, rate=31
> (--) winConfigKeyboard - Layout: "00000409" (00000409)
> (--) Using preset keyboard for "English (USA)" (409), type "4"
>  (--) 3 mouse buttons found
> Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
> removing from li
> st!
> 
>  Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
>  winDeinitMultiWindowWM - Noting shutdown in progress
> 
> I have tried the remedy noted at
> x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof  to no avail.
> In fact the umount command noted returns no mount found. I have tried
> reinstalling X, completely uninstalling cygwin and reinstalling it, to
> no avail. Googling the problem only points me to the FAQ over and over
> again. Any ideas on some other things I could try?
> 
> Thanks,
> Craig Smith
> 

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