[PLUG] X 4.2.0 and font rendering problems

[Kyle Accardi]

This is not my speciality, but you might try a few things.

In XF86Config-4

 > # **********************************************************************
 > # Graphics device section
 > # **********************************************************************
 >
 > Section "Device"
 >     Identifier "Generic VGA"
 >     Driver     "vga"
 > EndSection
 >
 > Section "Device"
 >     Identifier  "NVIDIA GeForce3 (generic)"
 >     VendorName  "Unknown"
 >     BoardName   "Unknown"
 >     Driver      "nv"
 > #    VideoRam    131072
 >     # Clock lines


Try commenting out the first Device stanza (Generic VGA) so X only sees the 
NVIDIA.

In fs/config, reorder your fonts like so

catalogue = /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,
	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
# 	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/drakfont,
# 	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,
  	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,
  	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF,
  	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,
  	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/pcf_drakfont:unscaled,
  	/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/mdk:unscaled,
  	/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1,
  	/usr/share/fonts/ttf/big5,
  	/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives,
  	/usr/share/fonts/ttf/gb2312,
  	/usr/share/fonts/ttf/japanese,
  	/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western

 >
 > # 100 x 100 and 75 x 75
 > default-resolutions = 75,75,100,100

And try using 100 first, as in
default-resolutions = 100,100,75,75


After you make the changes to /fs/config, restart X.  You may need to 
restart xfs, too.  (I think that's what I forgot to do.)

See also,
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/FDU/x-4x.html

I know, it's a drag...

Cheers,
Kyle Accardi