[Users] vncserver won't start FIXED

[E Frank Ball]

Problem: vncserver wouldn't start

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


Solution:

cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
mkfontdir misc
/etc/init.d/xfs restart

vncserver runs fine now.


On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 09:45:49PM -0800, E Frank Ball wrote:
 > I'm trying to run a vncserver from within openvz.
 > According to the wiki this should be easy:
 > http://wiki.openvz.org/X_inside_VE
 > 
 > My vncserver dies with a "could not open default font 'fixed'" error.
 > 
 > My base server is RedHat Enterprise 4, and my VEs are CentOS 4.
 > 
 > I've done much googling and I'm not getting anywhere.
 > Here is my vncserver log:
 > 
 > 
 > Xvnc version 4.0 - built Feb 21 2005 15:50:07
 > Underlying X server release 60801000, The X.Org Foundation
 > 
 > 
 > Thu Jan  4 16:29:02 2007
 >  vncext:      VNC extension running!
 >  vncext:      Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
 >  vncext:      Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801
 >  vncext:      created VNC server for screen 0
 > error opening security policy file
 > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
 > 
 > Fatal server error:
 > could not open default font 'fixed'
 > xsetroot:  unable to open display 'bessel:1'
 > vncconfig: unable to open display "bessel:1"
 > twm:  unable to open display "bessel:1"
 > xterm Xt error: Can't open display: bessel:1
 > 
 > -------------------------------------------------
 > 
 > Here are the relevant xorg rpms I have installed:
 > 
 > rpm -qa | grep xorg | sort
 > fonts-xorg-100dpi-6.8.2-1.EL
 > fonts-xorg-75dpi-6.8.2-1.EL
 > fonts-xorg-base-6.8.2-1.EL
 > xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-font-utils-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-tools-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-twm-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-xauth-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-xdm-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > xorg-x11-xfs-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37.2
 > 
 > Here's a clue, but I don't know how to fix it:
 > # fslsfonts -server unix/:7100 -ll -fn fixed
 > fslsfonts: pattern "fixed" unmatched
 > 
 > I've tried running 
 > vncserver :1
 > vncserver -fp unix/:7100
 > vncserver -fp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
 > 
 > I've edited /usr/bin/vncserver and uncommented:
 > $cmd .= " -fp /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/";
 > This did fix a couple of errors, but not the fatal one.
 > 
 > I've restarted xfs many times, and it is running:
 > # service xfs status 
 > xfs (pid 23795) is running...
 > 
 > Any help?,  Thanks
 > 
 > -- 
 > 
 >    E Frank Ball       efball at efball.com
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   E Frank Ball                efball at efball.com