Re: I can run openGL programs as root, not as user

[Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>]

On 05/31/2015 09:11 PM, sp113438 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I can run openGL programs as root, not as user:
>
> $ /usr/games/supertux
> Datadir: /usr/share/games/supertux
> X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
> operation)
> Major opcode of failed request: 154 (GLX)
> Minor opcode of failed request: 3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
> Value in failed request: 0x0
> Serial number of failed request: 26
> Current serial number in output stream: 27
>
> Running Debian Stretch amd64 with nvidia graphic driver
> NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.76
>
> How to solve this, any idea?

I'll have to look again, but it was a GLX software bug (on nvidia only) 
that they had fixed with one of the nightlies at their site. Runs like a 
charm now. Just run glxgears to test GLX Ric



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