I have same experience, too.
I'm not sure. That is meaning that there is no font file.
Firstly, you look for X system installed directory.
Secondaly you'll see next file.
Quote:
/Xsystemdir/lib/X11/fonts/misc/fonts.alias
You'll look at this line which starts with "fixed" in the file.
Quote:
fixed -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1
Maybe default font is "fixed" and that file is not found.
I copied the font file from another system.
And I succeeded. but this is the story I made LFS.