Subject: Font Errors while trying to use Mosaic & Windowmaker
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Roger Fischer <rgfischer@mail.hac.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/23/1998 15:48:43
I've been getting Font type errors when trying to run some of my X
programs.

I'm running NetBSD 1.3.2 on a Centris610 w/ full 040 processor, 36MB
RAM.
Color X is up and running fine (Using Ken Nakata's OSFA color X server), 
although I usually display remotely on my MacOS box using MI/X.
Most of the X programs I've run work fine, including xload, xosview,
xfishtank.

I haven't been able to get Mozilla, Mosaic or WindowMaker to work
though.
After trying the 1.3.1 precompiled binaries, I tried compiling both
Mosaic and 
WindowMaker on my own machine.  I still get the errors listed below,
then the 
application either quits, or hangs and must be killed.

The Mac68k-FAQ has a line about upgrading to a newer color X server to
solve 
font errors, but I think I'm using the newest version on the server.
I don't think it mattered if I tried to display it on the NetBSD box or
the MacOS
box.

Any Ideas what to try next?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Roger

Terminal output given for two attempted launches.
The machine "mercury" is my MacOS machine running MI/X as the X server.

wmaker -display mercury:0 &
[1] 28024
max: {9} wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-8-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
wmaker warning: could not load font
-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*. Trying fixed
X Error of failed request:  BadLength (poly request too large or
internal
Xlib length error)
  Major opcode of failed request:  72 (X_PutImage)
  Serial number of failed request:  1066
  Current serial number in output stream:  1094

[1]    Exit 1                 wmaker -display mercury:0
max: {9}






mosaic      mosaic -display mercury:0 &
[1] 28037
max: {10} Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-medium-r-normal-*-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot Get Font
-adobe-helvetica-medium-o-normal-*-*-180-*-*-p-*-iso8859-*Warning:
Splash
Screen has been aborted.
  Reason: Could not load version font.


---------------New History Format---------------

Mosaic needs to update your history file to a new format
  which will enable links to expire after 30 days (see
  the resource 'Mosaic*urlExpired').

Your current history file will still exist and will not
  be modified. However, it will no longer be updated.
  Instead, the file '.mosaic-x-history' will be used.

Could not find a hotlit. Creating a new one.
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-bold-o-normal-*-14-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-medium-i-normal-*-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-bold-r-normal-*-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-bold-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal-*-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal-*-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-medium-o-normal-*-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-bold-r-normal-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-bold-r-normal-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-bold-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-bold-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-medium-o-normal-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-courier-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-times-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Press RETURN

[1]  + Stopped (tty input)    mosaic -display mercury:0
max: {10}
max: {10} jobs
[1]  + Stopped (tty input)    mosaic -display mercury:0
max: {11}
max: {11} jobs
[1]  + Stopped (tty input)    mosaic -display mercury:0
max: {12}
max: {12} jobs
[1]  + Stopped (tty input)    mosaic -display mercury:0
max: {13}
max: {13}