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Date:      Wed, 2 Aug 2000 16:34:28 +0300 
From:      Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro>
To:        FreeBSD-newbies@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        'David Calkins' <david_calkins@hotmail.com>
Subject:   RE: update to odd video problems issue
Message-ID:  <D08F9E2FE307D411857300104B34F1A202D941@URANUS>

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> From: David Calkins [mailto:david_calkins@hotmail.com]
> Subject: update to odd video problems issue
> 
> 
> I previously wrote to this list and reported that I 
> experienced strange 
> video problems after installing FreeBSD v4.0.  I have done some more 
> research, and I *think* the problem is not with the video.
> 
> Rather, I think that the fonts are not properly installed.  I 
> received an 
> error message telling me to run makefontdir, and that the 
> fonts were not 
> properly installed/configured.
> 
> The directory it was referring to  (.../fonts) is completely 
> empty.  When I 
> installed I chose the All option which selected everything.
> 
> Does anyone know of problems with the installer that would 
> prevent fonts 
> from being properly installed?  Any ideas how to reinstall the fonts?

as root, run /stand/sysinstall
go to custom/distribution/custom/xfree86/fonts
select averything you need (including the font server)
go back to custom, and choose commit
now you should have the fonts installed

Stefan


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