When I try to start xprint, I get the following output: alexander@blatt /usr/src $ sudo eselect rc start xprint Starting init script * Starting xprint ... cat: /usr/openwin/lib/locale/*/OWfontpath: No such file or directory find: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory /usr/lib/misc/xprint: ## WARNING: Can't find "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir", TrueType font support may not work. [ ok ]alexander@blatt /usr/src $ Fatal server error: no screens found Xprint server pid=21067 done, exitcode=0. alexander@blatt /usr/src $ ps awux | grep -v grep | grep -i print 1000 6942 0.0 0.0 3284 544 ? Ss 09:21 0:00 dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 8 --print-address 6 --session 1000 17831 0.0 0.3 5300 2736 pts/3 S+ 09:41 0:00 view /etc/init.d/xprint alexander@blatt /usr/src $ ps awux | grep -v grep | grep -i prt alexander@blatt /usr/src $ As you can see, xprint isn't running. I'm also under the impression, that the init script is looking in the wrong directories for fonts: cat: /usr/openwin/lib/locale/*/OWfontpath: No such file or directory find: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts: No such file or directory /usr/lib/misc/xprint: ## WARNING: Can't find "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings/encodings.dir", TrueType font support may not work. [ ok ] I'm not using a font server. In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I've got: Section "Files" # file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally # no need to change the default. # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. #FontPath "unix/:7100" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/default" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/encodings" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/fonts.cache-1" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/terminus" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ukr" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/util" EndSection alexander@blatt /usr/src $ xset -display localhost:0.0 q Keyboard Control: auto repeat: on key click percent: 0 LED mask: 00000000 auto repeat delay: 263 repeat rate: 71 auto repeating keys: 00ffffffdffffbbf fadfffdfffdff5ef ffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffff bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100 Pointer Control: acceleration: 2/1 threshold: 4 Screen Saver: prefer blanking: yes allow exposures: yes timeout: 0 cycle: 0 Colors: default colormap: 0x20 BlackPixel: 0 WhitePixel: 16777215 Font Path: /usr/share/fonts/TTF,/usr/share/fonts/Type1,/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic,/usr/share/fonts/misc,/usr/share/fonts/terminus,/usr/share/fonts/ukr Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled DPMS (Energy Star): Standby: 900 Suspend: 3600 Off: 7200 DPMS is Enabled Monitor is On File paths: Config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf Modules path: /usr/lib/xorg/modules Log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log alexander@blatt /var/db/pkg $ ls -1d x11-*/* x11-apps/appres-1.0.0 x11-apps/bdftopcf-1.0.0 x11-apps/iceauth-1.0.1 x11-apps/mesa-progs-6.4.2 x11-apps/mkfontdir-1.0.2 x11-apps/mkfontscale-1.0.1 x11-apps/rgb-1.0.0 x11-apps/sessreg-1.0.0 x11-apps/setxkbmap-1.0.2 x11-apps/ttmkfdir-3.0.9-r3 x11-apps/xauth-1.0.1 x11-apps/xclock-1.0.1 x11-apps/xcursorgen-1.0.0 x11-apps/xdm-1.0.3-r1 x11-apps/xdpyinfo-1.0.1 x11-apps/xdriinfo-1.0.1 x11-apps/xev-1.0.1 x11-apps/xhost-1.0.1 x11-apps/xinit-1.0.2-r3 x11-apps/xkbcomp-1.0.1 x11-apps/xmodmap-1.0.0 x11-apps/xprop-1.0.1 x11-apps/xrandr-1.0.1 x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.1 x11-apps/xset-1.0.1 x11-apps/xsetroot-1.0.1 x11-apps/xvinfo-1.0.1 x11-apps/xwininfo-1.0.2 x11-base/opengl-update-3.0.0 x11-base/x11-drm-20051223 x11-base/xorg-server-1.0.2-r3 x11-base/xorg-x11-7.0-r1 x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-1.0.0.5 x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.0.1.3 x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.0.4 x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev-0.1.0.5 x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa-1.0.1.3 x11-drivers/xf86-video-vga-4.0.0.5 x11-drivers/xf86-video-via-0.1.33.2 x11-libs/cairo-1.0.4 x11-libs/fltk-1.1.7 x11-libs/goffice-0.1.2 x11-libs/gtk+-1.2.10-r11 x11-libs/gtk+-2.8.13 x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0 x11-libs/gtkglext-1.0.6-r3 x11-libs/gtksourceview-1.4.2 x11-libs/libdmx-1.0.1 x11-libs/libdrm-2.0.1 x11-libs/libfontenc-1.0.1 x11-libs/libFS-1.0.0 x11-libs/libICE-1.0.0 x11-libs/liblbxutil-1.0.0 x11-libs/liboldX-1.0.1 x11-libs/libSM-1.0.0 x11-libs/libsvg-cairo-0.1.6 x11-libs/libsynaptics-0.14.4d x11-libs/libwnck-2.12.3 x11-libs/libX11-1.0.0-r2 x11-libs/libXau-1.0.0 x11-libs/libXaw-1.0.1 x11-libs/libXcomposite-0.3 x11-libs/libXcursor-1.1.5.2-r1 x11-libs/libXdamage-1.0.2.2 x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.0.0 x11-libs/libXevie-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/libXext-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/libXfixes-3.0.1.2 x11-libs/libXfont-1.1.0-r1 x11-libs/libXft-2.1.8.2 x11-libs/libXi-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/libXinerama-1.0.1 x11-libs/libxkbfile-1.0.2 x11-libs/libxkbui-1.0.1 x11-libs/libxklavier-2.2 x11-libs/libXmu-1.0.0 x11-libs/libXp-1.0.0 x11-libs/libXpm-3.5.4.2 x11-libs/libXprintAppUtil-1.0.1 x11-libs/libXprintUtil-1.0.1 x11-libs/libXrandr-1.1.0.2-r1 x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.0.2 x11-libs/libXres-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.0.1-r1 x11-libs/libXt-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/libXTrap-1.0.0 x11-libs/libXtst-1.0.1 x11-libs/libXv-1.0.1 x11-libs/libXvMC-1.0.1-r1 x11-libs/libXxf86dga-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/libXxf86misc-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.0.0-r1 x11-libs/motif-config-0.10 x11-libs/openmotif-2.2.3-r9 x11-libs/pango-1.10.4 x11-libs/qt-3.3.6 x11-libs/qt-4.1.2 x11-libs/startup-notification-0.8 x11-libs/vte-0.11.18 x11-libs/wxGTK-2.6.3.2 x11-libs/xosd-2.2.14 x11-libs/xtrans-1.0.0 x11-misc/gccmakedep-1.0.1-r1 x11-misc/imake-1.0.1-r1 x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.0 x11-misc/shared-mime-info-0.17-r1 x11-misc/util-macros-1.0.1 x11-misc/xbitmaps-1.0.1 x11-misc/xdiskusage-1.48 x11-misc/xearth-1.1 x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-0.8 x11-misc/xmountains-2.7 x11-misc/xorg-cf-files-1.0.1-r2 x11-misc/xscreensaver-4.24 x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.0.2 x11-proto/compositeproto-0.3.1 x11-proto/damageproto-1.0.3 x11-proto/dmxproto-2.2.2 x11-proto/evieext-1.0.2 x11-proto/fixesproto-4.0 x11-proto/fontcacheproto-0.1.2 x11-proto/fontsproto-2.0.2 x11-proto/glproto-1.4.6 x11-proto/inputproto-1.3.2 x11-proto/kbproto-1.0.2 x11-proto/printproto-1.0.3 x11-proto/randrproto-1.1.2 x11-proto/recordproto-1.13.2 x11-proto/renderproto-0.9.2 x11-proto/resourceproto-1.0.2 x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.1.0 x11-proto/trapproto-3.4.3 x11-proto/videoproto-2.2.2 x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.1.2 x11-proto/xextproto-7.0.2 x11-proto/xf86bigfontproto-1.1.2 x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.2 x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.0.3 x11-proto/xf86miscproto-0.9.2 x11-proto/xf86rushproto-1.1.2 x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2 x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.1.2 x11-proto/xproto-7.0.4 x11-terms/gnome-terminal-2.12.0 x11-terms/xterm-212 x11-themes/gentoo-xcursors-0.3.1 x11-themes/gnome-backgrounds-2.12.3.1 x11-themes/gnome-icon-theme-2.12.1 x11-themes/gnome-themes-2.12.3 x11-themes/gtk-engines-2.6.8 x11-themes/hicolor-icon-theme-0.9-r1 x11-themes/xcursor-themes-1.0.1 x11-wm/metacity-2.12.3 x11-wm/twm-1.0.1 alexander@blatt ~ $ emerge --info Portage 2.1_pre9-r3 (default-linux/x86/2006.0, gcc-3.4.6, glibc-2.3.6-r3, 2.6.16-suspend2-r3.042.kernel-alsa i686) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.16-suspend2-r3.042.kernel-alsa i686 Intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1.50GHz Gentoo Base System version 1.12.0_pre18 ccache version 2.4 [enabled] dev-lang/python: 2.3.4-r1, 2.4.2-r1 sys-apps/sandbox: 1.2.17 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.59-r7 sys-devel/automake: 1.4_p6, 1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2 sys-devel/binutils: 2.16.1-r2 sys-devel/libtool: 1.5.22 virtual/os-headers: 2.6.11-r5 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86 ~x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -mtune=pentium-m -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/NX/etc /usr/NX/home /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/eselect/compiler /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -mtune=pentium-m -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/Gentoo/Portage/distfiles" EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--alphabetical" FEATURES="autoconfig buildpkg ccache collision-protect distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict" GENTOO_MIRRORS=" http://mirrors.sec.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/gentoo/ http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/gentoo/ ftp://ftp.tu-clausthal.de/pub/linux/gentoo/ http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/ ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo http://distfiles.gentoo.org/ " LANG="de_DE.UTF-8" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1" LINGUAS="de" PKGDIR="/Gentoo/Portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/Gentoo/Portage/build" PORTDIR="/Gentoo/Portage/tree" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/Gentoo/Portage/local-tree/misc /Gentoo/Portage/local-tree/overlays/nx /Gentoo/Portage/local-tree/overlays/gentoo-de" SYNC="rsync://rsync.de.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 GAPING_SECURITY_HOLE X acpi alsa amd apache2 apm arts artswrappersuid async avi bash-completion bdf berkdb bitmap-fonts bluetooth bootsplash cairo caps cardbus ccache cdda cddb cdio cdparanoia cdr cdrom cle266 cli crypt css curlwrappers dbus devmap dillo divx4linux dlloader dri dvd dvdread emoticon esd exif fam fbcon fbdev firefox fping freetype gdbm gif gnokii gnome gstreamer gtk gtk2 hal hpn icc id3 idn imap imlib imlib2 insecure-drivers insecure-savers isdnlog javascript jikes jpeg kde kdeenablefinal libedit libwww linuxthreads-tls logrotate lynxkeymap mad madwifi maildir matroska mbox mmx mmxext mozilla moznoirc mozsvg mp3 mpeg mpeg2 mpeg4 mplayer multicall ncurses netboot network new-login nfs nis nls no-old-linux no-suexec noantlr nobcel nobeanutils nobsf nobsh nocd nocommonslogging nocommonsnet nodrm nogg nogulm nojsch nojython nolog4j nomac nooro nopri norhino noxalan noxerces nozaptel nptl nsplugin offensive ogg opengl openssh pam_console pam_timestamp passfile password patented pccts pcmcia pcre perl perlsuid pic player png pnp pppd qt quicktime rar readline real recode reflection reiserfs sdl sendfile sensord session sftp sms spell spf spl sse sse2 ssl startup-notification stream subp subtitles suid symlink sysfs syslog tiff transcode truetype truetype-fonts trusted type1-fonts udev underscores unichrome unicode unsafe usb utf8 uudeview vim vim-pager vlm vorbis wifi win32codecs wma123 x11vnc xinetd xml xmms xorg xpm xprint xscreensaver xv xvid xvmc zlib elibc_glibc input_devices_evdev input_devices_keyboard input_devices_mouse input_devices_-synaptics kernel_linux linguas_de userland_GNU video_cards_fbdev video_cards_vesa video_cards_vga video_cards_via" Unset: ASFLAGS, CTARGET, INSTALL_MASK, LC_ALL, MAKEOPTS
Sync in an hour or so, and remerge your xorg-server. Also install xplsprinters. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 128448 ***