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bumpert
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 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:13 pm Post subject: Installing nvidia driver [SOLVED] |
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I foolwed up this tutorial: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/nvidia-guide.xml with no error and when i tried to do the command to check if all is ok (glxinfo | grep direct)
and i got this:
| Code: | 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
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on 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". |
thx
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BoZ
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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I think you didn't load the glx module.
Open you xorg or xfree config and add this in the Module-section:
This should do the trick. |
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bumpert
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| BoZ wrote: | I think you didn't load the glx module.
Open you xorg or xfree config and add this in the Module-section:
This should do the trick. |
i added it and restart gdm and that give me the same messages
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SilentGreg
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:50 am Post subject: |
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I had the same problem too. I tried "glxinfo | grep direct" about four times. Doubled checked that I was using the nvidia module for my graphics adapter and then I tried again. No luck. I decided for shits and giggles, I rebooted and it worked. Go figure. 
PS. I also had to comment out "dri" when I installed xorg it was enabled. Not sure why.
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bumpert
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 3:12 am Post subject: |
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| SilentGreg wrote: | I had the same problem too. I tried "glxinfo | grep direct" about four times. Doubled checked that I was using the nvidia module for my graphics adapter and then I tried again. No luck. I decided for shits and giggles, I rebooted and it worked. Go figure.
PS. I also had to comment out "dri" when I installed xorg it was enabled. Not sure why. |
i had already reboot like 2 times, and dri is in comment :/
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bumpert
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nobody?
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I just posted something similar to this a while ago, but from the lack of response and the numerous posts about nvidia drivers and stuff I think its safe to assume its a pretty common problem, and gentoo actually makes it worse with ebuilds.
Basically any time I have ever installed linux on a machine with an Nvidia card, always use their installer.
Here is a short run down on what to do.
1. Go to www.nvidia.com and get their driver, its the same for all cards I believe but you can go to your specific cards section and verifiy.
2. | Code: | | emerge unmerge nvidia-kernel |
3. | Code: | | emerge unmerge nvidia-glx |
4. Run the installer (either chmod it to 700 and ./NVIDIA-.... or sh NVIDIA....)
5. Comment out the line
6. Uncomment or add
7. Chagne the driver in the section for your video card from to
The only problems I have ever had with Nvidia cards has been in making the mistake of using gentoo's ebuilds for nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx. I've installed numerous versions of linux on 3 different Nvidia cards and only had trouble as mentioned above.
IMPORTANT do not use opengl-update nvidia with the above method. |
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bumpert
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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thx a lot!!!!!
now that working 
I put this thread as solved and leave it.
another time thx a lot
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