hp x11 xfs (was: using x11r5 font server)

[Christofer Olofsson]

This is the version strings for /usr/bin/X11/X

@(#)Built for: 11.00 on HP-UX Daily, +O3 +Oentrysched +FPD
+Ofastaccess +Onolooptransform
@(#)X Window System, Version 11 R6
@(#)(build date: Tue Jan 29 22:51:10 MST 2002)

This is for /usr/bin/X11/xfs
@(#)X Window System, Version 11 R6+ HP-UX B.11.00.00 +O2
@(#)(build date: Wed Sep 17 11:03:21 PDT 1997)


I will try to compile the latest snapshot later on to see if the error persists.

c.

On 6/8/05, Christofer Olofsson <christofer.olofsson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Should perhaps mention that both Mandriva and Ubuntu is currently using 6.8.2.
> 
> This eventual bug is a blocker to me and perhaps every other one who
> works on linux with xorg against a hpux x-server.
> 
> I've succesfully reproduced the error with two different hpux servers.
> 
> If someone has an old x11 implementation running and could try using
> that font server it would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> The strace from xset is at http://localhosted.net/xset-hpux.out if could help.
> 
> c.
> 
> On 6/8/05, Christofer Olofsson <christofer.olofsson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have tested using a Mandrive 10.2 client which also uses xorg and
> > the same error appears there.
> >
> > Should I submit a bug report?
> >
> > c.
> >
> > On 6/8/05, Christofer Olofsson <christofer.olofsson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > That is not a problem.
> > >
> > > The same setup works on debian boxen with xfree.
> > > I have port forwarding configured in my .ssh/config which i use across
> > > several machines.
> > >
> > > If I use the program fslsfonts it works okay, both against an x11r6
> > > host aswell as the hpux.
> > >
> > > c.
> > >
> > > On 6/7/05, mcnichol at austin.ibm.com <mcnichol at austin.ibm.com> wrote:
> > > > Check what port the old X11R5 font server on your hpux system is using.
> > > >
> > > > I think X11R5 used to default to port 7000.
> > > >
> > > > I believe it was sometime during X11R6 that someone officially registered
> > > > port 7100 for the font server to use.
> > > >
> > > > Dan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: Christofer Olofsson <christofer.olofsson at gmail.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm trying to use a remote hpux xfs as with my xorg on ubuntu install
> > > > > but it fails with
> > > > > xset:  bad font path element (#65), possible causes are:
> > > > >     Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions
> > > > >     Directory missing fonts.dir
> > > > >     Incorrect font server address or syntax
> > > > >
> > > > > It works using debian and xfree and it also works when i add a font
> > > > > server on the local lan or localhost forwarded through ssh.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is it so that the old x implementation is no longer supported?
> > > > >
> > > > > xset "tcp/localhost:port" to hpux 11.11i doesn't work.
> > > > > xset "tcp/localhost:port" to linux with xfree r6 works.
> > > > > xset "tcp/ip.addr:port" to linux with xfree r6 works.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > c.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>