Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris
Date: 1999/11/02

>i'm trying to use a font server with Solaris 2.6.
>From what I found I should be able to set a font server with
>
>  %> xset fp+ tcp/hostname:port

First, make sure the X font server is running on the font-server (fs) host. Usually, the fs (font server) is started with command like this.

fshost> /usr/X/bin/fs  -config /usr/X/lib/fs/config -port 7100

Of course, the path and the port number may differ. Also, note that it may be "fs" on some systems, while "xfs" on others.

Second, check the font server (on fshost) info from local host like this.

localhost> FONTSERVER=tcp/fshost:7100 ; export FONTSERVER
localhost> /usr/openwin/bin/fsinfo

>However this always results in the output
>
>xset:  bad font path element (#55), possible causes are:

If "fsinfo" above gave you a positive answer (i.e. font server running), you should check what xset suggested, that is,

>    Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
>    Directory missing fonts.dir
>    Incorrect font server address or syntax

Good luck.