Author Topic: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'  (Read 674 times)

bajnin

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Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
« on: December 26, 2010, 11:23:02 AM »
I am getting the aforementioned error when trying to run the live CD of the pclinuxos-enlightenment.2010.12 iso, and the error is preventing the gdm to start.  The disk is fine; I ran the check and the disk worked on several other computers.  In fact, after messing around with XFdrake (not really knowing what I was doing) for about a hour I actually did get X to start, but I (foolishly) restarted without saving the .xorg.conf file.  Now I can't get it to work again!  I'm pretty sure the culprit is the NVIDIA GEFORCE 6200 video card, because that is what I mainly edited using XFdrake.   Below is the .xorg.conf file.  I googled the problem and I tried to manually include the location of the fonts in the xorg file (/usr/share/fonts) to no avail.  I am looking to expand my horizons past the *buntus, so all help is deeply appreciated!! 

# File generated by XFdrake (rev )

# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "DontZap" "False" # disable <Ctrl><Alt><BS> (server abort)
    AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
    #DontZoom # disable <Ctrl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Disable "dri"
    Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
    Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
    Load "extmod"
    Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "monitor1"
    VendorName "Plug'n Play"
    ModelName "DELL P991"
    HorizSync 30-107
    VertRefresh 48-120
    
    # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
    # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     50.00  768  832  846 1000   576  590  595  630
    
    # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
    ModeLine "768x576"     63.07  768  800  960 1024   576  578  590  616
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier "device1"
    VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 6100 and later"
    Driver "nvidia"
    Option "DPMS" "false"
    Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
    Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "screen1"
    Device "device1"
    Monitor "monitor1"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 8
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 15
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 16
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
    
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth 24
        Modes "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"
    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier "layout1"
    Screen "screen1"
EndSection
« Last Edit: December 26, 2010, 11:28:09 AM by bajnin »

bajnin

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Re: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2010, 11:24:31 AM »
And here is the corresponding Xorg.log file, which contains the error (towards the end).  Thanks!

X.Org X Server 1.6.5
Release Date: 2009-10-11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux_2.6.32.4-pclos2 PCLinuxOS
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Oct 21 22:42:28 CDT 2010 i686
Build Date: 22 January 2010  05:01:40AM
 
   Before reporting problems, check http://pclinuxos.com
   to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
   (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
   (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Dec 26 10:12:22 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "layout1"
(**) |-->Screen "screen1" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "monitor1"
(**) |   |-->Device "device1"
(**) Option "DontZap" "False"
(**) Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
   catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
   If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(II) Loader magic: 0x1fbc0
(II) Module ABI versions:
   X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
   X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
   X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
   X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0221:1682:2152 nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/16777216, 0xe0000000/268435456, 0xfc000000/16777216, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) System resource ranges:
   
  • -1   0   0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX
  • [1] -1   0   0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX

   [2] -1   0   0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX
   [3] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX
   [4] -1   0   0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX
   [5] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX
(WW) "dri" will not be loaded unless you've specified it to be loaded elsewhere.
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded even though the default is to disable it.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.0.0
   Module class: X.Org Server Extension
   ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "v4l"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//v4l_drv.so
(II) Module v4l: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 0.1.1
   ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 5.0
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.0.0
   Module class: X.Org Server Extension
   ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension Multi-Buffering
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
   compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
   Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module  260.19.29  Wed Dec  8 12:25:40 PST 2010
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.13.0
   Module class: X.Org Server Extension
   ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.1.0
   ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
   compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
   Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) v4l driver for Video4Linux
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver  260.19.29  Wed Dec  8 12:10:28 PST 2010
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 01@00:00:0
(WW) Falling back to old probe method for v4l
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.0.0
   ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
   compiled for 1.6.5, module version = 1.0.0
   ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
   
  • -1   0   0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX
  • [1] -1   0   0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX

   [2] -1   0   0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX
   [3] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX
   [4] -1   0   0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX
   [5] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
(**) Dec 26 10:12:22 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Dec 26 10:12:22 NVIDIA(0): Support for GLX with the Damage and Composite X extensions is
(II) Dec 26 10:12:22 NVIDIA(0):     enabled.
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 6200 (NV44) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.44.a2.10.81
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Detected AGP rate: 4X
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce 6200 at PCI:1:0:0
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0):     DELL P991 (CRT-0)
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): DELL P991 (CRT-0): 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-0
(WW) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "480x360"; removing.
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0):     "1024x768"
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0):     "832x624"
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0):     "800x600"
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0):     "640x480"
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0):     "320x240"
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1024 x 768
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (70, 72); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0):     option
(**) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Enabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC?  No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
   
  • -1   0   0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX
  • [1] -1   0   0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX

   [2] -1   0   0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX
   [3] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX
   [4] -1   0   0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX
   [5] -1   0   0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Initialized AGP GART.
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1024x768"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) Dec 26 10:12:23 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
    at http://pclinuxos.com
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.