X Server Messages

FONT Messages

FONT messages pertain to font service and the NCD font server. Most of the messages listed here appear only if the extended font diagnostics feature is enabled through the pref-font-extended-diagnostics parameter (Setup -> Change User Preferences -> Fonts -> Show Extended Font Diagnostics).

If you are looking for a message that refers to the FONT module but does not appear here, refer to "Messages Common to All Modules".

BADALIAS, failed to load font alias file file

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: The X server cannot load the specified font alias file.

User Action:: Verify that:

The font alias file is specified correctly.
The font alias file resides in the specified location.
The file service table contains an entry for the desired font alias file.
The desired file has read access.

BADFONTDATA, bad data in font font

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: The X server attempted to read another vendor's SNF font file and was unsuccessful.

User Action:: If your site uses another vendor's SNF fonts, convert them to NCD's SNF font format before using them. The NCD font server can provide the necessary conversion.

BADFONTFILE, cannot recognize data in font file file

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: The X server does not understand the information contained in the specified font file. This message occurs only when reading font files from the local file system.

User Action:: Make sure the specified font file contains the correct font information. If the X server still cannot read the font file, create a fonts.dir file to identify the fonts residing in the local file system.

BADTYPE, unrecognized font type in file file

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: This message occurs when either of the following is true:

The specified font file contains an incorrect font name.
The X server is running low on memory.

User Action:: Verify that the font name in the specified font file is correct. Verify that the X server has enough memory to access the font. If memory is running low, close any unused local clients to free local memory.

FONTEMPTYDIR, no fonts found in directory directory

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server cannot find any fonts in the specified directory. This message occurs only when the X server attempts to find fonts residing in the local file system and the local file system does not contain any font files.

User Action:: If the font path specifies the local file system, make sure that fonts reside in the local file system. If the font path specifies the local file system when it should not, remove the local file system entry.

FONTMISSINGNAME, no FONT property in font file using font

Severity:: Warning

Explanation:: The specified font file does not contain the specified font name. This message occurs only when the X server attempts to find a font residing in the local file system.

User Action:: None

FSBADCONN, failed to connect to font server: font_server

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: The X server cannot connect to the specified font server either because the font server name is incorrect, the font server is not running, the network is not working, or the X server is running low on memory.

User Action:: Verify that:

The the font server name is correct.
The font server is running.
The font server is accessible via the network.
The X server has sufficient memory to access the font server.

FSBADNAME, font server name font_server illegal or unresolvable

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: The X server does not recognize the specified font server.

User Action:: Make sure the font server name is correct and conforms to the following guidelines:

Font server names are case-sensitive; make sure the desired name is typed correctly.
Font servers residing on DECnet networks require two colons (::) after the hostname or address while those residing on TCP/IP networks require one colon (:).
The DECnet object name for a font server residing on a DECnet network must contain the prefix FONT$.

FSCANCEL, flushing pending requests to font server: font_server

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The font server has stopped running, current applications are waiting for fonts from the font server, and the user has selected the Abort Waiting Fonts option in the Console window (Console -> Abort Waiting Fonts).

User Action:: None

FSCLOSECONN, disconnecting from font server: font_server

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is shutting down communications with the specified font server.

User Action:: None

FSCONN, connecting to font server: font_server

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is establishing communications with the specified font server.

User Action:: None

FSCONNTIMEOUT, timed out connecting to font server

Severity:: Warning

Explanation:: The X server attempted to connect to a font server but the connect time exceeded the open connection time-out limit, which is defined in the xserver-fontserver-open-timeout parameter.

User Action:: Verify that the font server is running, that it is accessible via the network, and that the time-out limit specifies a reasonable amount of time, such as the default 30.

FSINITERROR, failed to set font server catalogue "font_server"

Severity:: Warning

Explanation:: The X server has failed to initialize a font server connection.

User Action:: Verify that the font server is accessible over the network.

FSLIST, listing fonts (on server font_server): font

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is listing the available fonts on the specified font server as requested by the xlsfonts client.

User Action:: None

FSLISTINFO, listing fonts with info (on server font_server): font

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is listing the available fonts on the specified font server and additional information as requested by the xlsfonts client with the -l command-line option.

User Action:: None

FSREADTIMEOUT, timed out reading from font server

Severity:: Warning

Explanation:: The X server requested a font from a font server but the response time exceeded the read font time-out limit, which is defined in the xserver-fontserver-read-timeout parameter.

User Action:: Verify that the font server is running, that it is accessible via the network, and that the read time-out limit specifies a reasonable amount of time, such as the default of 20.

FSREQ, requesting font (on server font_server): font

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is requesting the specified font from the specified font server.

User Action:: None

FSREQTIMEOUT, timed out in servicing request from font server

Severity:: Warning

Explanation:: The X server requested a font from a font server but the response time exceeded the time limit specified for response from the font server.

User Action:: Verify that the font server is running, that it is accessible via the network, and that the request time-out limit specifies a reasonable amount of time.

FSRESETCONN, resetting connection to font server: font_server

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is resetting status information, such as dpi, as requested.

User Action:: None

LIST, listing fonts on pattern: font_pattern

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is listing fonts that match the specified pattern as requested.

User Action:: None

LISTINFO, listing fonts with info on pattern: font_pattern

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is listing fonts that match the specified pattern and providing additional information as requested.

User Action:: None

LOSTCONNECTION, lost connection to font server font_server

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: The connection to the font server failed.

User Action:: Verify that the font server is running and that it is accessible to the network.

NOACCESS, denied access to font server font_server

Severity:: Error

Explanation:: The X server is not included in the list of trusted clients that the font server maintains and is therefore refused access to the font server.

User Action:: Add the terminal to the font server's list of trusted clients, maintained in the trusted-clients parameter in the font server configuration file, if the terminal should have access to the fonts on that font server. (If no values are in the parameter, the default is to accept any connection.)

REQ, requesting font: font

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server is requesting the specified font for display on the screen.

User Action:: None

RETAINFONTS, retained font path over server reset

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: As requested, the X server retained the default font path even though the X server was reset.

User Action:: None

RETAINFONTSFAIL, failed to retain font path over server reset

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The X server attempted to retain the default font path after the X server was reset, but could not. This usually occurs when a font server is included in the font path or if the font path has changed since the last reset of the X server.

User Action:: None

TRYINGALTERNATE, attempting connection to alternate font server font_server

Severity:: Information

Explanation:: The original font server connection has failed. The X server is trying to connect to the alternate font server.

User Action:: Check to see why the original font server is no longer functioning.

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