nVidia and Squeak and libGL

[Collins Richey]

On 1/13/07, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 17:25 -0500, Net Llama! wrote:
>
> > Rip out whatever third party RPMs you installed for the nvidia driver,
> > then install the real deal.
>
> OK, I ripped out the kmod-nvidia from the livna repo, switched to init 3
> and re-ran the installer. Rebooted. It seems now that the response time
> is really slow, I'm visibly seeing the refresh page flipping in Slo-mo.
> You run Fedora, do I remove anything else from the standard install?
>
> GLX gears won't run
>
> [root at iam ~]# glxgears
> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual
> [root at iam ~]#
>
> I let the installer set up the conf files, so do I hand-edit the xorg
> conf file? One-step-at-a-time, Ric
>

Hmm, I'm sure the nViia heavies will come up with something. I never
have this problem. I just run whatever Ubuntu is serving up in
restricted-modules (some distance behind current), and I never have a
problem. glxgears runs just fine, but it still torques me that you
have to use some magic incantation to get the frame rate display
<grin>.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.