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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: X386 2.1.1 misc font problem??
Date: 27 May 1994 23:49:11 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  MT
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Message-ID: <2s60tn$34m@pdq.coe.montana.edu>
References: <1994May27.201416.9854@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
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In article <1994May27.201416.9854@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>,
Thuy Mai <thuy@ftp.jsc.nasa.gov> wrote:
>i had xfree 2.1.1 up & running.  under "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts" has couple
>directories : 100dpi, 75dpi, misc.  i went each of the font directory and 
>uncompress, if i uncompress fonts under "misc", i could not be able to bring
>up the x server.  i went back in compress the fonts under "misc", it doesn't
>help  either....  The only way that i can make it work is to reload the whole
>xfree.
>
>any ideas !!!!

RTFM-  The X-server is compiled to use compressed fonts by default, and when
you uncompress them you need to run 'mkfontdir' in the directory where
they were uncompressed.

If you decide to recompress them you need to again run 'mkfontdir' and
everything will be well.


Nate

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