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Re: broken X Font server - can no longer boot up

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From: Hal Burgiss
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00

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On Tue, 12 Oct 1999 07:36:38 -0600, Wes Robbins <Wlrobbi@sandia.gov>
wrote:
>Could some one point me to the fix for this Problem.
>
>I downloaded the source for XF86.3.3.5 did a make world then make
>install. I went into X fine after configuring with XF86config.  After a
>reboot. The Font Server I.E XFS would not finished its thing during
>bootup.   Stopping Linux from booting at all.
>
>Could someone please answer a few questions for me.
>
>What caused this? Besides upgrading my XFree86. What is wrong in the
>XFree86 Source to  cause this hang? Is the XFS a separate program that
>needs to be upgraded when XFree86 is upgraded?
>
>What do I need to do to fix the  XFS Start Up?
>
>After using linux -b to get into the linux system.  How do I modify
>files when it is a Read-Only File System?

Solution:

make uninstall

Get the RH rpms from RH updates server or mirror (3.3.5) and 'rpm -Uvv'.

RH XFree is patched to support the font server, and using non-RH package
is breaking xfs.


-- 
Hal B
hburgiss@bellsouth.net
--
            Linux helps those who help themselves

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From: hal@genesis.project.com (Hal Burgiss)
Subject: Re: broken X Font server - can no longer boot up
Date: 1999/10/12
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