SuSE Linux: Version 7.1
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XFree86: Version 3.3.6
Fatal Server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetypeStarting from SuSE Linux 7.1, SuSEconfig creates the TrueType font files fonts.dir and fonts.scale in this directory. However, XFree86 3.3.6 cannot work with TrueType fonts and always expects a font 'fixed' in each font directory.
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"in the file /etc/XF86Config. This must always be done after reconfiguring XFree86 3.3.6 with SaX. On the other hand, please delete the file fonts.dir in the Truetype directory
rm -f /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype/fonts.dirBEFORE your reconfigure XFree86 3.3.6 with SaX.