FC5: Help needed with glx

Joachim Backes joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de
Thu Aug 17 06:55:08 UTC 2006


Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 1. when calling glxinfo, getting the error message:
> 
> name of display: :0.0
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual
> 
>    visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
>  id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> 0x21 24 tc  1  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> 0x22 24 dc  1  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
> 
> 2. Additionally, glxgears does not run:
> 
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
> 
> 3. On the other hand, looking at /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
> 
> (II) LoadModule: "glx"
> (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
> (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>         compiled for 7.0.0, module version = 1.0.0
>         ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
> 
> 4. rpm -qa '*mesa*'
> 
> mesa-libGL-devel-6.4.2-6.FC5.3
> mesa-libGL-6.4.2-6.FC5.3
> mesa-libGL-6.4.2-6.FC5.3
> mesa-libGLU-6.4.2-6.FC5.3
> mesa-libGLU-6.4.2-6.FC5.3
> 
> This all happened after I installed the NVIDIA driver (from nvidia.com)
> for my nvidia video card and after I cancelled this installation.
> 
> What I'm doing wrong? Any help appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 

Problem solved. I re-installed xorg-x11-server-Xorg.

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