if I start vncserver after a complete ports rebuild today (updated today), then it fails with this error: Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Adding "-fp /usr/local/share/fonts/misc" to the command line fixes it. At least enough to start.
Unable to reproduce. How did you build vnc?
I have got the same problem (FreeBSD 10.3, amd64, portsnap from a few days before). I have already seen this on previous versions for FreeBSD 10 How to reproduce: * either install package net/vnc as precompiled package: pkg install net/vnc (seen with FreeBSD 10.1 / 2 and vnc-4.1.3_10) * portsnap, build package via portmaster -g net/vnc (and then install) * build from ports via make, make install Let Xvnc be the only X-Server installed on the system. Assumption 1: there is an unknown dependency to another port using some "native" X related software. For example: if another port silently creates a symlink /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts --> /usr/local/share/fonts then vncserver will work. Assumption 2: Xvnc is the only X-Server installalled, /etc/X11 is empty, probably this is the problem As a solution for vncserver please find attached an additional patchfile to be added to port's patches dir .../ports/net/vnc/files/
Created attachment 172112 [details] patchfile to be added to net/vnc/files/ Patches missing font-path in vncserver script. To be added below net/vnc/files/
I can repo the exact same issue in a newly installed FreeBSD-10.3 box with VNCServer. I worked around by add a symbolic link to the new font path.
Expired port removed.