[ATrpms-users] GLX problem when loading mythtv

[Axel Thimm]

On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 05:34:11PM +0200, Anders Hedegård wrote:
> nvidia-graphics-switch command isn't recognized by bash...
> 
> When i open the settings (# nvidia-settings) then it says that the current
> driver version is nvidia 1.0-8774.
> 
> Doesn't that mean that the driver currently in use is the 8774?

Install nvidia-graphics-helper, that contains
nvidia-graphics-switch. Use it just to make sure all your settings are
sane.

> On 9/24/06, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> >
> >On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 12:01:32PM +0200, Anders Hedegård wrote:
> >> Hi Tim
> >>
> >> Yes off course, its just me remembering things wrong...
> >>
> >> yum install nvidia-graphics8774-kmdl-$(uname -r)
> >> yum install nvidia-graphics8774
> >>
> >> The drivers are installed properly (or maybe not quite), but the GLX
> >device
> >> won't load.
> >
> >Try glxinfo and glxgears. Also try nvidia-graphics-switch 8774 before
> >that (you will need to restart X).
> >
> >> Anders
> >>
> >> On 9/24/06, Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 05:26:21PM +0200, Anders Hedegård wrote:
> >> >> Hi guys
> >> >>
> >> >> So after the 0.20 update, I can't the menues to show in either
> >> >mythtvsetup
> >> >> of the frontend.
> >> >> In 0.19 there was no problem, so the problem must be OpenGL.
> >> >>
> >> >> I am having a Palit GeForce 6600 graphicscard using the 8774
> >> >nvidiadrvier
> >> >> from ATrpms.
> >> >>
> >> >> Using kernel 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp
> >> >> yum install nvidia-kmdl-$(uname -r)
> >> >
> >> >That should have returned an error, the packages are not "nvidia", but
> >> >"nvidia-graphics".
> >> >
> >> >> yum install nvidia-graphics8774
> >> >>
> >> >> The driver installed succesfully, and the xorg.conf file where
> >updated
> >> >> automatically.
> >> >> Load "dri" and Load "ogl" where removed and Load "glx" where inserted
> >in
> >> >the
> >> >> conf file. So no problem there.
> >> >>
> >> >> But when i try to start mythTV, I can only see the background, and
> >> >following
> >> >> are written in bash
> >> >>
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:53.933 Total desktop dim: 1600x1200, with 1
> >screen[s].
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:53.976 Using screen 0, 1600x1200 at 0,0
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:54.000 Current Schema Version: 1160
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:54.000 mythfrontend version: 0.20.20060828-3
> >> >www.mythtv.org
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:54.001 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:54.991 Total desktop dim: 1600x1200, with 1
> >screen[s].
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:54.992 Using screen 0, 1600x1200 at 0,0
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:54.993 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
> >> >> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> >> >> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> >> >> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> >> >> 2006-09-23 17:23:55.027 Using the Qt painter
> >> >> Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
> >> >> mythtv: could not connect to socket
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> So the GLX module can't load - but where can i aquirre that module -
> >the
> >> >> only thing I can think of is that the module isn't installed at all.
> >> >>
> >> >> Any hwlp is appriciated.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you in advance
> >> >>
> >> >> Anders
> 
> 

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