new Dapper install - X problems

[Kevin C. Smith]

On Thu, 2006-06-01 at 21:15 -0700, William Chapman wrote:
> Just installed Dapper - upgraded Breezy system that has been working well.
> X fails to start - get the following "X server output":
> 
> (==)Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: ...blah...
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so: undefined
> symbol: __glXLastContext
> (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xord/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so
> (EE) Failed to load module "GLcore" (loader failed, 7)
> (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) No drivers available.
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> 
> The nvidia driver always worked flawlessly with Breezy, and Hoary.
> 
> The web has a number of similar, recent (early '06) complaints
> relating to Debian-Unstable, but nothing really definitive (at least
> to me).
> 
> The /etc/X11/xorg.conf is totally vanilla from the Ubuntu installer; I
> have never touched it.
> 
> The "detailed X server output" doesn't seen too interesting.  There
> are a few font directories that don't exist.
> 
> Interestingly, perhaps, is that these missing FontPaths immediately
> preceed the Section "Module" block in xorg.conf that begins with Load
> "GLcore" (which fails to load) as the first command.
> 
> Any hints would be appreciated.
> 
> William J. Chapman
> 
check to see if nvidia-glx package is installed?

# apt-get install nvidia-glx

If that was it reboot or

# /etc/init.d/gdm restart

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