Answers Database PLD_DMGR error in Solaris 2.x: font could not be loaded, loading failed Record #735 Product Family: Software Product Line: Mentor Product Part: pld_dmgr Problem Title: PLD_DMGR error in Solaris 2.x: font could not be loaded, loading failed Problem Description: Urgency: Standard General Description: You may encounter the following error while running PLD Design Manager under the Solaris 2.x operating system, after which PLD_DMGR exits: PLD_DMGR version 5.1.1 Feb 27, 1995 // WARNING: Font loading failed. Please see the following notes for more information. // NOTE: Xhost = 'icarus', // NOTE: Xserver = 'hyades', // NOTE: font name = 'lca_object.icons', // NOTE: font package = 'mgc'. // Error: The font /net/icarus/mgr/xact/mgc/lca_object.icons (character X) for type pld_xnf could not be loaded. (from: DME/Design Manager/Dmgr Iconic Area 02) This is caused by the presence of SunOS-type font files. Solution 1: The "bdftopcf" program will convert SunOS-compatible .bdf files to Solaris-compatible .pcf files. In the $LCA/mgc directory, you will see the following .bdf files:     lca_object.icons.bdf     lca_text.icons.bdf Create the new .pcf files with:     cd $LCA/mgc     bdftopcf lca_object.icons.bdf -o lca_object.icons.pcf     bdftopcf lca_text.icons.bdf -o lca_text.icons.pcf Have the system recognize the new fonts with:     mkfontdir $LCA/mgc Finally, let the X server know where the new fonts are:     xset +fp $LCA/mgc End of Record #735 - Last Modified: 05/24/99 11:43

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