[ILUG] Missing 'fixed' font error?

[Philip Reynolds]

John Gay's [johngay at eircom.net] 42 lines of wisdom included:
> I realise this is probably easy, but after several days work I'm stuck here.
> 
> I've built a Linux From Scratch system within a root file system for User 
> Mode Linux. Once I was able to boot this, I built freetype-2.1.2 and 
> XFree86-4.2.1 Now I can not get Xnest to run properly so I can continue my 
> work on the desktop.
> 
> >From my host system, I run xhost +192.168.1.15 the IP for the UML session. 
> >From one virtual console, I export DISPLAY=debian:0 but when I try to run 
> Xnest from it, a window opens momentarily and then closes again with this 
> error:
> bash-2.05a# Xnest 
> 
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
> 
> Running xterm from the same console works, but generates the following 
> warning:
> bash-2.05a# xterm 
> Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C
> Warning: X locale modifiers not supported, using default
> Failed to open input method

do a ``truss'' or ``strings'' on Xnest when it starts and see where
it's looking for your font directory.

Your nested server must have the same font path as your X server.

Either change the default font (-fn) or the default font path (-fp).

You should have a fixed.alias or a fonts.alias file somewhere
(/usr/lib/X11/fonts or /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts)

The location of your ``fixed'' font should be there.

You have got a fonts package installed right? :)

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