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jtza7
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 Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 12:17 pm Post subject: NVidia OpenGL library switch. |
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| Every time I boot, need to switch to the nvidia opengl libraries (opengl-update nvidia), or else all OpenGL apps have an error simmilar to "Could not initialize GL context.", what could be tampering with my default? |
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moby dick
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| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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I have the same effect after every 'emerge ...'. 
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mike4148
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| Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Both of you: try doing this at a prompt as root, while OpenGL is working.
If OpenGL suddenly breaks, requiring you to do an opengl-update nvidia, then you probably have some other GL libraries hanging around. Here are a few questions for you:
1. Have you ever installed the nvidia drivers without using the ebuild? Their libraries might confuse opengl-update.
2. Have you ever installed any GL libraries other than xfree's and nvidia's (e.g., Mesa)?
3. Do you have any stale versions of nvidia-glx hanging around (look at emerge -pC nvidia-glx)?
I've had a problem before (with another distro), where ldconfig would keep replacing symlinks to GL libraries every time it was run. The solution was to track down any rogue libraries (in my case, they were Mesa 3 compatibility libraries) and remove them from the system. |
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moby dick
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| mike4148 wrote: | Both of you: try doing this at a prompt as root, while OpenGL is working.
If OpenGL suddenly breaks, requiring you to do an opengl-update nvidia, then you probably have some other GL libraries hanging around. Here are a few questions for you:
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Yes, OpenGL suddenly breakes!
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1. Have you ever installed the nvidia drivers without using the ebuild? Their libraries might confuse opengl-update.
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I must confess that I tried to install the drivers with nvidias own tools. In the first days of my Gentoo-experience I did that 'cause I didn't knew any better.
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2. Have you ever installed any GL libraries other than xfree's and nvidia's (e.g., Mesa)?
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Nope. No Mesa or comparable installed.
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3. Do you have any stale versions of nvidia-glx hanging around (look at emerge -pC nvidia-glx)?
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Not that I knew. I'm using the 1.0.4966 version.
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I've had a problem before (with another distro), where ldconfig would keep replacing symlinks to GL libraries every time it was run. The solution was to track down any rogue libraries (in my case, they were Mesa 3 compatibility libraries) and remove them from the system. |
So I will try. Thanx Mike for your advise. 
Bye
M.
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moby dick
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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It was the nvidia-installer that caused all the trouble.
After an
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emerge nvidia-kernel
emerge nvidia-glx
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everything works. I did't expect that to be the source of trouble cause it's been a long time since i spoiled my sytsem with that.
NOW IT'S CLEAN AGAIN!!! Thanx
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Brandy
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Moved from Installing Gentoo to Desktop Environments.
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