X no longer works

[albertk]

After I have installed "NVIDIA-GLX.rpm",I can't start X now!
It says "can't find GLcore" in the XFree86.0.log file.
What can I do?
(RedHat 7.3 I have download the right drivers,follow the reply of the NVshooser.)

[albertk]

Please help me.Thanks

[Chalnoth]

Well, you should read the readme that comes with the drivers (and is available at nVidia's site).

[vuxacha]

Originally posted by albertk
After I have installed "NVIDIA-GLX.rpm",I can't start X now!
It says "can't find GLcore" in the XFree86.0.log file.
What can I do?
(RedHat 7.3 I have download the right drivers,follow the reply of the NVshooser.)

Have you installed the kernel module AS WELL AS the GLX? I dont think so.. if it still doesnt work, try using the source files.

[Chalnoth]

I don't think you can install the GLX rpm without first installing the kernel rpm. Besides, I think his problem is that he didn't edit the XF86Config-4 file properly.

[vuxacha]

I dont know much about RPMs. I havent used that ****e since 1999. (Mandrake). So much easier just using source. It always works that way. RPMs just seem to fail from time to time and it doesnt look like there's much an average user can do about it.

But see, in his original post, he says he only installed the GLX. He doesn't mention anywhere anything about kernel modules. Or is that in the same package? 'GLcore' I would think is the kernel module.

albertk, type 'lsmod' and tell me what you see.

[Chalnoth]

GLcore is probably referring to a line in the XF86Config-4 file that is supposed to be commented out.

[bwkaz]

There are two GLcore's.

There's the GLcore that either X or Mesa installs (/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a), and then there's the GLcore that the NVIDIA_GLX package installs (/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so.1.0.3123).

The NVIDIA_GLX libglx.so.1.0.3123 file (the one that should be loaded when you Load "glx") loads nVidia's libGLcore.so.1.0.3123 when it starts up, unless libGLcore.a is already loaded. That's why you probably shouldn't Load "GLcore", because it could load the wrong file, and you don't really need it anyway.

But yes, it sounds like the problem is that there's a Load "GLcore" line in XF86Config-4, and there shouldn't be. If there isn't, then it sounds like NVIDIA_GLX didn't finish installing or something. You might want to try the .tar.gz version of just NVIDIA_GLX.

[albertk]

Thank you all for helping me.
Now everything goes on well after I reread the readme that comes with the drivers carefully.
The reason is that I didn't remove the following line in the XF86Config file:
Load "dri"
Load "GLcore"
Thank you for helping a beginner of linux.(Please forgive my poor english :)).
By the way,I'd like to ask one more question:
I have a WinModem(Ess2838),and I download the driver for linux form http://sidlo.penguin.cz/ES2838/files/esscom_orig.o
http://sidlo.penguin.cz/ES2838/files/fixscript17
http://sidlo.penguin.cz/ES2838/files/install.
Now I can use it to connect to the internet,but everytime when I disconnect the computer will take no response.What I can do is reset the computer.What can I do?