OpenOffice won't open (Solved)

[Lorin Pino]

Adam Conrad wrote:
> Lorin Pino wrote:
>   
>>  From the start of the errors, is this a video driver problem?
>>
>> This is what I get when trying to start "openoffice" in a terminal:
>>
>> [fglrx] API ERROR: could not register entrypoint for SelectTextureSGIS
>>     
>
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15/+bug/47371
>
> If you're running a card old enough to be bitten by this bug, I'd
> suggest using the open source driver anyway.  It will give you full
> OpenGL acceleration, tends to be a bit more stable than fglrx, and you
> won't be at the mercy of a binary driver randomly dropping hardware support.
>
> If you do switch drivers, be sure to "dpkg --purge xorg-driver-fglrx".
> Having fglrx installed while running the ATI driver will confuse things
> to no end, as fglrx replaces libGL with its own version when it's installed.
>
> ... Adam
>
>   
Thanks for that, I finally switched drivers, and all seems well.  So far.
~Lorin