The X-Server can not be started on display :0.. see /var/dt/Xerrors

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The X-Server can not be started on display :0..
see /var/dt/Xerrors
I am trying to launch the CDE from the console and have tried the running the command : svcadm enable cde-login
but still get the same error. After some investigation i have found some advice regarding the font path and fonts.dir but its well confusing !!!
Can someone explain to me an easy way to display the cde?
I have looked in /var/dt/Xerrors and the output is:
Solaris ABI: 32-bit
SUNWxorg-server package version: 6.8.0.5.10.7400,REV=0.2004.12.15
SUNWxorg-server patches applied: 125720-20
SUNWxorg-graphics-ddx package version: 6.8.0.5.10.7400,REV=0.2004.12.15
SUNWxorg-graphics-ddx patches applied: 125720-20
SUNWxorg-mesa package version: 6.8.2.5.10.0113,REV=0.2005.08.02
SUNWxorg-mesa patches applied: 125720-20 125724-01
Before reporting problems, check http://sunsolve.sun.com/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Sep 3 15:00:55 2008
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
New driver is "ati"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (57 lines)
(EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) Module "ddc" already built-in
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) Module "i2c" already built-in
(EE) AIGLX: DRI module not loaded
The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:
Error: Mode_switch added to symbol map for multiple modifiers
Using Mod2, ignoring Mod3.
Warning: Symbol map for key <KPEQ> redefined
Using last definition for conflicting fieldsErrors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
hes applied: 125720-20
SUNWxorg-graphics-ddx package version: 6.8.0.5.10.7400,REV=0.2004.12.15
SUNWxorg-graphics-ddx patches applied: 125720-20
SUNWxorg-mesa package version: 6.8.2.5.10.0113,REV=0.2005.08.02
SUNWxorg-mesa patches applied: 125720-20 125724-01
Before reporting problems, check http://sunsolve.sun.com/
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Sep 3 14:21:13 2008
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
New driver is "ati"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (57 lines)
I have tried running kdmconfig and am worried about running a sysunconfig as this could unconfigure my server it Solaris 10 on x86!

Answer 1

I had the same problem when I upgraded to snv_114 from snv_98
on SPARC. The important line in /var/dt/Xerrors is this one:
could not open default font 'fixed'
The problem (in my case, anyway) was that the fonts.dir files were
not updated during the install/upgrade process. This fixed it:
$ su -
# cd /usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts
# for f in *; do cd $f; mkfontdir; cd -; done