Suse 8.2 GLX file is missing. Locking Up

[JRaskey]

Problems here. Downloaded Nvidia shell 4349. Installed shell in runuser 3, (not running x). Preformed a "switch2nvidia" command. Configured in Sax2. When I try to startx the system freezes up never comes out of it. Power down to reboot. Back to runuser 3. Check glxinfo I get:

name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
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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
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x22 24 dc 1 0 0 c . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None




Running Suse 8.2 pro
GeForce 3 ti200
1 Gig Athlon

[bwkaz]

What happens if you set up the config files manually, rather than using SaX2?

The .run file doesn't work with SaX2 (or so I hear, anyway...); this is why nVidia provides the (SuSE-built) RPMs also on their FTP site.

[aditus]

I just installed SuSE 8.2 and the new drivers on a Dell laptop with "GeForce2 Go" and it works just (fine after I realized the "turn-off-display" bug in the new drivers and compensated for that).

I uses Yast2 to do the installation and then run Sax2 to setup the XF86Config .

You need to give a little bit more information:

1. Do a `ls -l /usr/lib/libGL*`and make sure the links point to the 1.0.4349 libraries
2. Run `startx -- -logverbose 5`and post your /var/log/XFree86.0.log in a posting. Check for any errors when loading the GLX module
3. Have you checked that your XF86Config has the "Load glx" in the Modules section ?

Johan

[JRaskey]

Ive tried manualy changing setting in xf86config file. Changing "nv" to "nvidia", still get the hang up. Here is my XF86 file:

# /.../
# SaX generated XFree86 config file
# Created on: 2003-04-24.
#
# Version: 4.7
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2002
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (4.7)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS0"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS1"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS2"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS3"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS4"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS5"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS6"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS7"
InputDevices "/dev/ttyS8"
InputDevices "/dev/psaux"
InputDevices "/dev/logibm"
InputDevices "/dev/sunmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atibm"
InputDevices "/dev/amigamouse"
InputDevices "/dev/atarimouse"
InputDevices "/dev/inportbm"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/mouse"
InputDevices "/dev/usbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/adbmouse"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
InputDevices "/dev/input/event0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer0"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer1"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer2"
InputDevices "/dev/pointer3"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
Load "v4l"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "Keyboard"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "MapName" "Standard Keyboard [ pc104 ]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "ButtonNumber" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Name" "Autodetection"
Option "Protocol" "imps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 320 240
HorizSync 28-70
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "SYNCMASTER 753DF(T)"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "SAMSUNG"
VertRefresh 50-160
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1280x1024" 102.24 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1034 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 124.39 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1035 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 141.43 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1037 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 158.47 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1039 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 175.51 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1040 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 192.54 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1042 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 209.58 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1045 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 226.62 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1045 1070
Modeline "1280x1024" 243.66 1280 1296 1552 1664 1024 1024 1049 1070
Modeline "1024x768" 84.65 1024 1040 1216 1296 768 768 778 802
Modeline "1024x768" 94.85 1024 1040 1216 1296 768 768 778 802
Modeline "800x600" 37.44 800 816 928 1040 600 600 605 626
Modeline "800x600" 45.55 800 816 928 1040 600 600 606 626
Modeline "800x600" 51.79 800 816 928 1040 600 600 607 626
Modeline "800x600" 58.03 800 816 928 1040 600 600 608 626
Modeline "800x600" 64.27 800 816 928 1040 600 600 609 626
Modeline "800x600" 70.51 800 816 928 1040 600 600 610 626
Modeline "800x600" 76.75 800 816 928 1040 600 600 611 626
Modeline "800x600" 82.99 800 816 928 1040 600 600 612 626
Modeline "800x600" 89.23 800 816 928 1040 600 600 613 626
Modeline "640x480" 23.96 640 656 720 832 480 480 484 501
Modeline "640x480" 29.15 640 656 720 832 480 480 485 501
Modeline "640x480" 33.15 640 656 720 832 480 480 486 501
Modeline "640x480" 37.14 640 656 720 832 480 480 486 501
Modeline "640x480" 41.13 640 656 720 832 480 480 487 501
Modeline "640x480" 45.13 640 656 720 832 480 480 488 501
Modeline "640x480" 49.12 640 656 720 832 480 480 489 501
Modeline "640x480" 53.11 640 656 720 832 480 480 490 501
Modeline "640x480" 57.11 640 656 720 832 480 480 490 501
EndSection

Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection

Section "Device"
BoardName "GeForce3 Ti 200"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "nv"
Identifier "Device[0]"
VendorName "NVidia"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection

Check it out. I've even tried changing the Identifer to 'NV AGP'. Still get the hang up.

[bwkaz]

The identifiers (all throughout the config file) have exactly zero influence on anything. They're only there to identify certain section instances to other sections.

For example, your ServerLayout section is referencing Screen "Screen[0]". This is the only thing that cares about what the Identifier in the screen sections is -- it'll bind this ServerLayout to the Screen section that has an Identifier "Screen[0]" in it.

Changing the Identifier in your Device section will (at best) do nothing different, and (at worst) make the X startup fail because the Screen section can no longer find its Device.

Does it help to get rid of the v4l module, in your Modules section?

Does it help to get rid of all the unused stuff in your Device section as well, like VendorName, BoardName, and BusID? None of these should be required, except for BusID, and that one only is if you have more than one video card. And make SURE you change "nv" to "nvidia" -- it's still "nv" here.

Post a log file, too, from right after changing all this stuff (and the driver back to "nvidia"). Make the changes, shut down X (do this from runlevel 3, BTW -- if a display manager is running, that might screw stuff up), then startx, then (after the lockup) reboot to runlevel 3 again, and cp /var/log/XFree86.0.log .

Then change the config file back (or do whatever you have been doing to read these boards) and attach the log file that you copied to your home directory.

[JRaskey]

Thanks for the help everyone. I did some reading and found out about the "IgnoreDisplayDevices" option that is missing in my xf86config. Working fine now. Thanks again. Sorry for the delay on responding. Was Sick.