can't startx after xorg upgrade: could not open default font 'fixed'

[eculp at encontacto.net]

I get:
   Fatal server error:
   could not open default font 'fixed'

I have looked at:
   XFree86-4-fontDefaultBitmaps is not used with xorg
   x11-fonts/font-alias is installed
   xorg-fonts-miscbitmaps is installed thinking that it might sub the Default
   I have checked font.conf for correct path.
   Found a thread on Google but didn't find the solution.
   xorgcfg gives the same error
   /etc/X11/xorg.conf Font Path is set to /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/

I upgraded with portupgrade -a -P so I guess I could go back and  
recompile all but first I would like to know if anyone else has seen  
this after the update and how they fixed it.  Something dumb I'm doing  
I'm sure :(

Thanks,

ed