6.4 - TrueType server doesn't work
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Symptom:
You'd like to use your favourite TrueType fonts under Linux, but the fontserver "xfstt" doesn't start.
Cause:
Xfstt ought to be started in background but can't.
Solution:
Start xfstt in the foreground. Open the file "/sbin/init.d/xfstt" with your favourite editor.
Search for the following line:
startproc /usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt --sync
Remove the command "startproc" from this line. New look:
/usr/X11R6/bin/xfstt --sync
Now the xfstt gets enough time to start.
There's a patch available on our ftp server. You'll find it here:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/x3/xfstt.rpm
To install this package, log in as user root, change to the directory with the patch and execute the following command::
rpm -Uhv ./xfstt.rpm
At the next boot the xfstt will behave as expected.
Keywords: XFSTT, TRUETYPE, FONTSERVER, SYNC
Categories:
XFree86
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- Version: 18. Apr 2000
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