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I finally received my new Octane some days ago and I'm triying to install xchat 2.4.0 from Nekochan freeeware.

When I'm trying to start xchat the program displays an error about pango and another one about fonts, I had a similar problem installing the same version for mips3 on my Indy.

I can use a workaround installing xchat 1.8.10 from freeware.sgi.com but the version is very old.

Could somebody tell me if it is possible make this version work ?

Thanks in advance.

Ok, this is the output:

octane 8% xchat

(xchat:1695): Pango-WARNING **: No builtin or dynamically loaded modules
were found. Pango will not work correctly. This probably means
there was an error in the creation of:
'/usr/nekoware/etc/pango/pango.modules'
You may be able to recreate this file by running pango-querymodules.
Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file
No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig
library is not correctly configured. You may need to
edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information
about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual
page and on http://fontconfig.org
octane 9% uname -R
6.5 6.5.22m
octane 10% uname -aR
IRIX64 octane 6.5 6.5.22m 10070055 IP30
octane 11%


I'm using IRIX 6.5.22m on an Octane2. I have deleted all the freeware installed and I have installed neko_xchat-2.4.0.tardist and necessary dependencies.

Thanks in advance.

octane 1# pango-querymodules
pango-querymodules: Command not found.
octane 2#

I have checked that neko_pango-1.10.1.tardist is installed.

I have searched the file but it is absent on my system:

octane 5# find / -name "pango-querymodules"
octane 6#

How can I install this utility ?

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Don't ask me how, but I have REINSTALLED the neko_pango-1.10.1.tardist pakage and now the binary file is there

When I run xchat the output is this one:

Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file
No fonts found; this probably means that the fontconfig
library is not correctly configured. You may need to
edit the fonts.conf configuration file. More information
about fontconfig can be found in the fontconfig(3) manual
page and on http://fontconfig.org

Suggestions ?

Thanks for your help, joerg

Just some minutes ago I have reinstalled neko_pango and neko_fontconfig and all is working now.

I don't know why but reinstalling these packages the errors disappear.

Thanks for you help , I was going crazy

I have installed a Matrox G200 (GXT130P) and it works like a charm in AIX and Linux.

Read this post for more information about compatible PCI graphic cards:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forum ... 5#13787959

I've got an IBM 7044-170 with dual boot with two hard disks.

The machine originally came with a GXT4000P card that doesn't work on Linux. I tested two video cards:

S3 Trio64V+: identified on AIX as GXT110P, this card is no longer supported on AIX 5.3 (read AIX 5.3 release notes), but it works fine on AIX 5.1 and Linux.

Matrox G200: identified on AIX as GXT130P, it also works fine on AIX 5.3 and Linux.

So I choosed the Matrox G200 video card for AIX 5.3 and Linux. When Linux boots a nice penguin is shown on the screen, but you can't use the keyboard and mouse until Xwindow is started.

I also tested a Matrox MGA 2164W Millennium II on Debian GNU/Linux, but image got corrupted when I moved the mouse and colors changed suddenly on the image.

My two cents: go to a PC technical service and ask for an old Matrox G200 video card, you will get it totally free.

Well, this "accepted industry practice" rings a bell: http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=16724127

I think the "industry" is killing its own propietary hardware and software using these "practices".

open source <> no cost software
free patches <> free support

No plan.