damn.....tuxracer

[castlef]

i have the missing GLX: error . i installed the nvidia drivers (rpm) , and it seemed to go smooth. i edited my XF86Config-4 file , and replaced "nv" with "nvidia" and added under

Load "dbe"
Load "glx"

...............

i still get the missing GLX error. i think im almost there though , any ideas?

when i do lsmod , the NVdriver is not there even though i added the line:

alias char-major-195 NVdriver

to /etc/modules.conf

then modprobe NVdriver and i get it.....

the command cat /proc/nv/card0 outputs:

----- Driver Info -----
NVRM Version: 1.0-1251
----- card Info -----
Model: GeForce2 GTS
IRQ: 10
------ AGP Info ------
AGP status: Disabled
AGP Driver:
Bridge: Generic AMD
SBA: supported [disabled]
FW: supported [disabled]
Rates: 4x 2x 1x [-]
Registers 0x0f000217:0x00000000


***********************************

the agp status 'disabled' doesnt sound to good.

the exact error i get is:
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

I got the same error before i installed the nvidia driver.

$lsmod

outputs...... NVdriver 657280 1

Mandrake 8.0

[castlef]

i should mention that during the install it said something about renaming something xxx and something conflicting but installed

[tallulah]

What is runlevel set to? GLX only works for me if it is set to 3 (not 5). I've also had odd things with nvidia drivers where I had to have root permissions to run 3D. I also am using Mandrake 8. I don't know if this will help you given your original install error message.
:)

I forgot to mention that sometimes when X crashed from trying to run Tuxracer or when I tried to change resolutions with that goofy Mandrake Control Center, it would add (just above the real video info) a generic display device, which I had to delete. Also, be sure that you edited the correct XF86Config file. Mine was called XF86Config-4.

[ 22 August 2001: Message edited by: jane doe ]

[bdl]

I refer you to a previous post (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=022138). Please take a look at the checklist I've posted there, should get you through. Also, please be sure you're in 16bpp for 3d support to function.

[ 22 August 2001: Message edited by: bdl ]

[jrbush82]

another hint to you... bdl helped a lot, but something that I've noticed... use the tar files and compile from source... who knows what those rpms are doing... heh

good luck to ya
Jason

[tallulah]

Originally posted by jrbush82:
<STRONG>use the tar files and compile from source... who knows what those rpms are doing...</STRONG>

I've tried it both ways with Mandrake 8, and the rpm's specific to Mandrake 8 actually worked better, which surprised me. I started out the other way.

[mcmanus69]

It is a known bug that KDM (KDE's login manager which is set as the default Mandrake login manager) will 'break' the nVidia drivers, therefore no GL game will work. To solve this, switch to GDM (HOW!?). I changed the last line of my /etc/inittab to:

x:5:respawn:/usr/bin/gdm

That has worked for me on MDK8. Also, like someone else has posted, use only 16-bit color. I also recommend using 1024x768 or 1280x960, since that is the "true" 4:3 ratio for the screen (NOT 1280x1024!) and I can't seem to get 1280x1024 to work on my system anyways.

Someone else said run level 5 is bad and the best way to do it is to boot into level 3 and run GDM from there (or just startx BlackBox or startx Gnome or startx Enlightenment). I think that may be true, because some GL games don't want to run unless I go directly into KDE (such as Tribes2). That's just a little blurb from my personal experience, I hope it helps.


[EDIT] I would also like to add that the driver is supposed to be changed from "nv" to "nvidia". If you follow the directions from nVidia's website everything should work just fine and dandy (provided you have your monitor setup properly [check in XF86Config-4] and that you don't use KDM). I never had to run any script or anything.

[ 22 August 2001: Message edited by: mcmanus69 ]

[word]

Go here:
http://www.cyber.com.au/users/ashridah/girldrake.html


:cool:

[castlef]

HI, thanks for the replies...

I default to runlevel 3 and startx with blackbox.

* If you have not done so already, run a 'make config' and 'make dep' on your kernel source to establish deps.
* In the NVIDIA_kernel directory you have untarred, run the command (as root) : 'make install'. Check the output for errors.
* In the NVIDIA_GLX directory you have untarred, run the command (as root) : 'make install'. Check the output for errors.
* Check your /etc/ld.so.conf file, make sure '/usr/lib' comes before '/usr/X11R6/lib' and then run the command 'ldconfig' to establish the freshly installed libGL* libs under '/usr/lib'
* Run the command (as root): 'modprobe NVdriver' to load the Nvidia module.
* Double check your XF86Config-4 file for the 'nvidia' statement and remove 'dri' and 'GLcore' as per the Nvidia readme. Double check for errors, correct Modelines, etc.
* startx

1. not sure about this need more info before i try.
2. N/A installed from rpm
3. N/A installed from rpm
4. i checked my ld.so.conf file and only one line was in it so i added /usr/lib to the top
5. ok
6. i have "nvidia" and Load "glx"

after doing #4 it didnt seem to do anything.

i did the command$ find /usr -name *xxx* -print and found the file: /usr/X11R6/lib/xxx.libGL.so.1.2.RPMSAVE

[castlef]

i do have: /etc/X11R6/lib/libGLU.so.1.2.030401

[tallulah]

Originally posted by word:
<STRONG>Go here:
http://www.cyber.com.au/users/ashridah/girldrake.html


:cool:</STRONG>

I was so happy to see this... Thanks... :D

[castlef]

i got it. i tried xdpyinfo , and apparently mandrake 8.0 installed the 3.* X server . i had to do expert install, and them repeat the steps above . tuxracer works but after about 20 minutes of playing it freezes, the music keeps playing but you can't input anything and it needs a hard reboot.

[Pras]

This may be a heat issue - try running with the case off, or attach another fan and see what happens.

[castlef]

crap that sounds bad. the case is off. two 80mm fans in the back, ive looked in the bios before it runs pretty cool , around 40 C . I see what your getting at. ive only played the game a few times but one time it locked up 5.67 seconds after the first race started. So i may rule out the heat as a possibility. I was going to try changing the agp driver from NVDIA to the other one.

[castlef]

crap that sounds bad. the case is off. two 80mm fans in the back, ive looked in the bios before it runs pretty cool , around 40 C . I see what your getting at. ive only played the game a few times but one time it locked up 5.67 seconds after the first race started. So i may rule out the heat as a possibility. I was going to try changing the agp driver from NVDIA to the other one.