X11 or freeglut problem

[Mike A. Harris]

Paul wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've written a small demo program using OpenGL. It compiles fine, but
> when I come to run it I get the following error
> 
> freeglut (./simple): OpenGL GLX extension not supported by display
> ':0.0'
> 
> My xorg.conf file looks like this (cut down a bit - but still with all
> the configs in it)

The open source Nvidia drivers do not come with 3D acceleration
support.  You must use the proprietary Nvidia drivers (unsupported)
or alternatively swap the hardware with something supported by the
OSS drivers.

Hope this helps.