Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing... in 6106 driver

[dijkstra]

Hi guys
I've just upgraded my geforce 4 mx 440 drivers to 6106.
X's start sucessfully , but when I try :
$glxgears It starts and work fine , but says :
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".

And if I try :

$ glxinfo

I get the same :
name of display: :0.0
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.3
................................................

How can i get my geforce works with direct rendering?

My XF86Config-4 :

Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "UseFBDev" "true"
Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT"
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "TV"
Option "NvAGP" "1"
VideoRam 65536
EndSection

Can anyone help me? Thx

P.d: I've debian sid

[energyman76b]

Hi,

your libs get messed up. Try removing libGL* and reinstall the driver.

[NuMeR07]

About the problem reported often : glxinfos reporting "no direct rendering", one trick that worked for me :

- the install of the drivers was ok, I spent hours looking for solutions....

--> till I tried ldd /usr/X11R6/bin/glxinfo
===> the libGL it xas looking for was in /usr/lib/opengl/xfree/lib (or something),
but NVIDIA GL ara in /usr/lib. After a Sherlock Holmes job following symlinks, I understand that it linked toward /usr/X11R6/lib

=> solution, I went in /etc/ld.so.conf to put /usr/lib BEFORE /usr/X11R6/lib

--> ran ldconfig

-> glxinfo no more complains !

Hope it helps

[energyman76b]

Him
NuMeR07, you are using gentoo, right?

If yes, you are stupid. Sorry ;o)

opengl-update nvidia would have set the symlinks correctly if you had bothered to install the drivers the gentoo way. (emerge nvidia-kernel emerge nvidia-glx, it even tells you, to run opengl-update...), and opengl-update xorg-x11 or xfree-x11 would switch back to the xorg7xfree opengl-libs, if you have probs compiling.

This should not be a surprise, it is mentioned in the docs.