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Optimus'
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 Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:22 pm Post subject: Nvidia GLX |
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I get the following error:
| Code: | matt@tux matt $ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
Error: Could not open /dev/nvidiactl because the permissions
are too resticitive. Please see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
section of /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for steps
to correct.
Segmentation fault
matt@tux matt $ glxgears
Error: Could not open /dev/nvidiactl because the permissions
are too resticitive. Please see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
section of /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for steps
to correct.
Segmentation fault
matt@tux matt $
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I'm really not sure what's happened, it worked, then stopped?! The only thing I did recently, which caused me some problems, was using an old version of Gnumeric and Gnome 2.8, because I carelessly forgot to check the deps I downgraded quite a few deps and had to re-emerge Gnome 2.8 to correct it.
So far I've used newer versions of Nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx, but still the same problems? |
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polle
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | OpenGL applications exit with the following error message:
Error: Could not open /dev/nvidiactl because the permissions
are too restrictive. Please see the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
section of /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README for steps
to correct.
A: It is likely that a security module for the PAM system may be
changing the permissions on the NVIDIA device files. In most cases
this security system works, but it can get confused. To correct this
problem it is recommended that you disable this security feature.
Different Linux distributions have different files to control this;
please consult with your distributor for the correct method of
disabling this security feature. As an example, if your system has
the file
/etc/security/console.perms
then you should edit the file and remove the line that starts with
"<dri>" (we have also received reports that additional references to
<dri> in console.perms must be removed, but this has not been verified
by NVIDIA). If instead your system has the file
/etc/logindevperms
then you should edit the file and remove the line that lists
/dev/nvidiactl. The above steps will prevent the PAM security system
from modifying the permissions on the NVIDIA device files. Next,
you will need to reset the permissions on the device files back
to their original permissions and owner. You can do that with the
following commands:
chmod 0666 /dev/nvidia* chown root /dev/nvidia*
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Optimus'
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Ty 
I looked for that readme believe me, but it wasn't on my install  |
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