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linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 package

glx doesn't load

Bug #68562 reported by Elfstone
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: nvidia-glx-legacy

I just installed the official ubuntu 6.10 release and encountered a problem with legacy binary drivers for my nvidia GeForce 2 Ti. I tried everything, from installing the nvidia-glx-legacy from the repositories to downloading the NVIDIA driver from www.nvidia.com.

When I type glxinfo in console i get

name of 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".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual

   visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
 id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x21 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x22 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x23 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x24 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x25 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x26 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x27 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x28 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x29 24 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x2a 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x2b 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x2c 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x2d 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x2e 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x2f 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x30 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x80 32 tc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

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Elfstone (elfstonewise)
description: updated
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DominikBodi (dominik-bodi) wrote :

have you done "sudo nvidia-glx-config enable" ?
your xorg.conf might require changes which should be made by executing the command specified above. Please attach your xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Make sure the nvidia kernel module is loaded, the command "lsmod" or "sudo lsmod" will tell you that.

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Elfstone (elfstonewise) wrote :

yes I tried "sudo nvidia-glx-config enable" but it didn't solve the problem. I have in xorg.conf driver set to "nvidia" and still i don't have glx loaded. I checked if nvidia-kernel-module is loaded with lsmod and only nvidia is loaded (or maybe its the kernel but I though it would have a name like nvidia-kernel). The problem is still unsolved.

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Elfstone (elfstonewise) wrote :
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Elfstone (elfstonewise) wrote :

The problem is solved thanks to the bug report bug #63461
in xorg.conf only should add

Section "Extensions"
        Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection

It's better to disable Composite than have something like this

Section "Device"
        Identifier "NVIDIA Card"
        Driver "nvidia"
        BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
        Option "RenderAccel" "true"
        Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
EndSection

With this option my system when prompted to use glx extensions crashed, i couldn't do anything but reset it.

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VincentRC (vreneco1) wrote :

Same problem for me (Geforce2 Ti).

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