This solved the problem..
Guess you have to install ALL the X stuff, then remove what you don't need
vs only install what you think you need.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kyung Suk [SMTP:ksuk@osage.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 1:23 PM
> To: Paquette, Trevor
> Subject: RE: Solaris 8 X encodings.dir error
>
> Sound like you didn’t install all the component for the x-window. You
> need pkgadd all the xfont, graphic drive and x11.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paquette, Trevor [SMTP:TrevorPaquette@metronet.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 9:31 AM
> To: 'sun-managers@sunmanagers.ececs.uc.edu'
> Subject: Solaris 8 X encodings.dir error
>
> Just installed Solaris 8 on my workstation, and when I try to
> run openwin I get the following error:
>
> tigger# /usr/openwin/bin/openwin
> Syntax error in /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir
> Syntax error in /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir
> Syntax error in /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir
> Syntax error in /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir
> /usr/openwin/bin/xinit: Server error.
>
> I've searched sunsolve, and old archives and came up blank.
> Any clues?
>
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