--- a/tools/xmode2.c	2011-03-25 23:28:18.000000000 +0100
+++ b/tools/xmode2.c	2012-07-29 19:36:34.972246587 +0200
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 Window w0, w1;			/*w0 = root */
 char w1_wname[] = "xmode2";
 char w1_iname[] = "xmode2";
-char font1_name[] = "-*-Courier-medium-r-*-*-8-*-*-m-*-iso8859-1";
+char font1_name[] = "fixed";
 
 int w1_x = 0, w1_y = 0;
 unsigned int w1_w = 640, w1_h = 480, w1_border = 0;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 		printf("coudn't allocate blue color\n");
 	f1_str = XLoadQueryFont(d1, font1_name);
 	if (f1_str == NULL) {
-		printf("could't load font\n");
+		printf("couldn't load font\n");
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}