Re: [MLUG] Crazy X problem

["Igor Izyumin Jr." <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.
Why such a weird system?  It doesn't make any sense to me.  If it's really 
broken, you might just want to reinstall the system with straight Mandrake 
8.1, since conflicting installs are probably the cause of the problem.

> 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.
Is the fonts.dir file correct?  Try temporarily removing the directory with 
all your TTF fonts from the config file and make another directory with just 
the bare minimum of fonts - arial, verdana, courier new, times new roman, and 
add others only if these work.  If they don't, something is pretty screwed up 
with your system.  Some fonts might prevent the fontserver from starting up.  
 You can check if it's running by running ps -aux.  It will show the process 
as xfs.  If it isn't running, that's the problem.

Also, is the computer in X or text mode when it boots up?  If it's in X but 
it just shows an xterm, try starting kde by running startkde.  It should 
start up or give you an error.  Also, what is it logged in as?  Root?  Does 
it ask for a password?
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-- Igor
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