fatal error

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

Carlos Moran Tejeda wrote:
> Dear Cygwin staff:
> Im a new user of Cygwin. I was trying to run Grass under Cygwin but when 
> I type startx in the comand console a fatal error occurs. The 
> description is

<snip>

> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
> 
> Please, could you let me know how to fix it?

Have you looked in the Cygwin-X FAQ?  Here's one hit that seems relevant:

<http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-error-font-eof>

Other troubleshooting entries may prove helpful to you as well.

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