(In reply to Stefan Br�ns from comment #10) > Let me repeat: > ** TEX FONTS ARE IRRELEVANT HERE ** > > xdvi is missing an X11 Core font. Create a DVI file with an empty page, you > will get the same error. Excuse me if I thought Tex is using TeX fonts, just as xdvi does. I don't understand: About every program except xdvi (and a few related, maybe) have not problems finding or displaying fonts, and my system passes all the checks I performed so far. Still xdvi does not work.