> Okay, so I do this and I get the following error message: > > > fjorn at bleys:~$ Xnest -geometry 800x600 -query marbles :2 > _XSERVTransSocketCreateListener: failed to bind listener > _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed > _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to create listener for > local > failed to set default font path > '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/' > Fatal server error: > could not open default font 'fixed' > > > I can't find anything on the help section, am I to assume that it's > because I don't have all the font packages installed? > Well, X doesn't use the fonts on the remote machine, it uses the fonts on your local machine (even when you're Xquerying). So, you'll need to figure out what fints it needs and copy them into the fontpath of your local machine. One other solution would be to query the sun box from another sun box, but I'm guessing that's not an option :) Gabe -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabe Turner | X-President, SGI Origin Systems Administrator, | Assoc. for Computing Machinery U of M Supercomputing Institute for | University of Minnesohta Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation | dopp at acm.cs.umn.edu "Ya lousy bum!" - Muddy Mudskipper in "Stimpy's Big Day" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------