yada
10-21-02, 06:28 PM
Hey Folks - any of you users a real linux techie - this is one I cannot solve.
1. I am a fairly experienced linux user - even tried recompiling my kernel for this one.
2. The problem is I cannot get Mandrake 9 and the recent NVIDIA drivers to work. My Xserver is crashing on start. The errors are as follows;
1. (EE) - Failed to LOAD module "GLX" (module does not exist, 0)
2. (II) - [GLX] - Calling GLXExtensionInit
3. Before you say I have not read the forum let me expain that I have - very carefully in fact.
4. I have used both the tarball and rpm methods but both fail.
5. I have downloaded and installed successfully (using both make and make install with no errors ) both of the MATCHING modules
such as NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm and the matching GLX file.
6. Also I have edited the XF86Config-4 file to include the changes etc form nv to nvidia.
7. I have done this before with other past distibutions of Mandrake etc including the recent 8.2 . I have never has a problem like this one before.
8. The flash screen for NVIDIA starts very briefly followed by a prolonged timer symbol as the system seems to search for the GLX, eventually it halts /crashes to a terminal and generate the error in para 2 above. Nothing I have done including what appears to be successful re-installs of both kernel and GLX has fixed it. I even re-installed the OS (Mandrake 9.0) and went through the same steps. In this 2nd attempt, I even re-compiled my source Mandrake kernel before I followed the forum steps. Again I have tried both tarballs and RPM's. It appears to me that my XF86Config-4 is successfully edited also - as the driver is attempting to load (hence the good original NVIDIA flash screen) it is just that IT cannot FIND and LOAD the GLX module.
Any help much appreciated - TIA - yada
1. I am a fairly experienced linux user - even tried recompiling my kernel for this one.
2. The problem is I cannot get Mandrake 9 and the recent NVIDIA drivers to work. My Xserver is crashing on start. The errors are as follows;
1. (EE) - Failed to LOAD module "GLX" (module does not exist, 0)
2. (II) - [GLX] - Calling GLXExtensionInit
3. Before you say I have not read the forum let me expain that I have - very carefully in fact.
4. I have used both the tarball and rpm methods but both fail.
5. I have downloaded and installed successfully (using both make and make install with no errors ) both of the MATCHING modules
such as NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123.src.rpm and the matching GLX file.
6. Also I have edited the XF86Config-4 file to include the changes etc form nv to nvidia.
7. I have done this before with other past distibutions of Mandrake etc including the recent 8.2 . I have never has a problem like this one before.
8. The flash screen for NVIDIA starts very briefly followed by a prolonged timer symbol as the system seems to search for the GLX, eventually it halts /crashes to a terminal and generate the error in para 2 above. Nothing I have done including what appears to be successful re-installs of both kernel and GLX has fixed it. I even re-installed the OS (Mandrake 9.0) and went through the same steps. In this 2nd attempt, I even re-compiled my source Mandrake kernel before I followed the forum steps. Again I have tried both tarballs and RPM's. It appears to me that my XF86Config-4 is successfully edited also - as the driver is attempting to load (hence the good original NVIDIA flash screen) it is just that IT cannot FIND and LOAD the GLX module.
Any help much appreciated - TIA - yada