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

[Kris Kennaway]

On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 08:28:10AM -0500, eculp at encontacto.net wrote:
> 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 :(

>From UPDATING

--
  CAVEATS

  Make sure you have the x11/xorg meta-port installed.  If you do not have
  this meta-port installed with X.Org 6.9, you will miss out on a lot of
  the new X.Org 7.2 sub-ports.
--

Kris