Re: [MLUG] Crazy X problem

[Mustafa Gringo <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I was installing codemaster's WINE through RPM(i've had problems compiling) 
and it said that I needed to upgrade to TrueType2.  I'm not really using a 
specific distro, but I'm using the config files and base system setup from 
Slackware 8 and the RPM collection from Mandrake 8, though I've changed much 
of it around so I don't know how helpful that will be. I use KDE 2.1.1.  Oh, 
and my problem with true type fonts is that well...they don't display.  Most 
programs won't recognize their usage and the few that do try to display them 
just come out with unrecognizable and odd symbols.

On Tuesday 06 November 2001 05:46 pm, you wrote:
> > Recently, while trying to install WINE, I screwed up my X install(and
> > this has happened before).  When my computer boots instead the norm, a
> > graphical login prompt, I still get the prompt but with no window or
> > desktop manager, and apparently only a few, or no widget sets.  I'm
> > forced to exit X, start it again, and then it "works".  It still has
> > problems running many programs(can't get their widget set) and crashes
> > occasionally.  It stopped working after I installed the freetype2 RPM,
> > though I'm now running my previous version.  Also, I am having problems
> > using True Type fonts if anyone would help with that.
>
> This is weird.  First, your windows manager is apparently getting killed.
> Second, why did you install the freetype2 rpm?  First, your distro should
> have that already (what is your distro?).  Is your desktop Gnome or KDE?
> Either KDM or GDM is not starting up for some reason.  And finally, how the
> heck did you install wine?  I did that several dozen times and never had
> anything close to what you are having.  RPM, SRPM or tarball?  What is the
> problem with Truetype fonts?
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