Re: nvidia 7174 glx troubles help
> I am running kernel 2.6.11.6 and tried the new nvidia drivers.
> If I just delete "dri" and GLcore" from the XFConfig-4 file, then
> the nvidia screen blinks and I never get booted. If I also delete the
> "glx" from the XFConfig-4 file, the nvidia screen shows up right and the
> computer completes booting.
> I have compiled the kernel the debian way.
> This is from XFree86.0.log :
>
> [24] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B](OprU)
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1024x768"
> (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
> (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
> (II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
> (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
> (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
> (**) Option "dpms"
> (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
> (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
> (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load GLX
> (==) RandR enabled
>
> Am I doing this right or should there be a way to have glx load also?
Have a look at the troubleshooting tip at http://home.comcast.net/
~andrex/Debian-nVidia/troubleshooting.html#nodri. This is directed at a
different symptom (no DRI), but your problem may have the same cause,
i.e. different client and server versions of GLX.
Good luck,
Andrew.
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