correct configuration of glx

[rodrigo ahumada]

>From: josé ángel madrid gómez<joseangelmadrid at gmail.com>
>To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>Subject: Re: correct configuration of glx
>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:49:49 +0100
>
[...]
>
>Everything is correct. I had to edit the xorg.conf file to include a line:
>Option "NoEDID" "1"
>If i do not include that line in the device section, the screen falls to
>800x600 {or 640x480, I cannot determine it}
>I have to retouch too the monitor section and include:
>
>HorizSync	28-49
>VertRefresh	43-72
>...
>as this two lines disappear when doing nvidia-glx-config enable
>But still, glx doesn't seem to work.
>if I run: glxinfo, lots of line like:
>
>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
>...
>come up to my console.
>if I run glxgears:
>
>Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
>glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual.
>...
>
>So I think something must be running wrong.
>
>A look to /var/log/xorg.0.log...
>
>(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
>(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
>(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture
>(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
>(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
>(**) Option "dpms"
>(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
>(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
>(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load GLX
>...
>Yeah, it failed. But, why? What am I doing wrong?

1.- xorg means you have made an upgrade from xfree to xorg with drivers 
installed?
2.- wich kernel?
3.- glx is the "userland" part of nvidia driver, see if exists 
/usr/[X11R6|Xorg]/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so.XXXX <-- version of 
driver

i wolud try reinstalling the officials drivers

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