X wont start with 'glx'

[mjbjr]

The subject pretty much says it all, if my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file
contains:

Load "glx"

(and no 'Load "dri"', or GLcore... btw, 'dri' seems to work fine (no objections))

The xorg X server will not start, though glx seems to be loaded fine,
there does seem to be a possible conflict in the log:

(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA 3D Acceleration Architecture Initialized
(II) NVIDIA(0): Using the NVIDIA 2D acceleration architecture

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xorg: xorg-x11-7.1
video card: GeForce 7800 GSOC
kernel: 2.6.17-gentoo-r8y #1 SMP PREEMPT
nvidia-drivers: 1.0.9755-r1
gcc: 3.3.4 20040623 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.4-r1, ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6)


I've spent considerable time searching the net and tried many possible
solutions, but have yet to find one that works for me. I hope you can help.

Thank you for your time.

[netllama]

Does this problem persist if you install the official NVIDIA driver package?

[mjbjr]

Originally Posted by netllama

Does this problem persist if you install the official NVIDIA driver package?

Yes, and with the same errors.

[netllama]

I'd like to see a bug report against the official driver package.

[mjbjr]

Originally Posted by netllama

I'd like to see a bug report against the official driver package.

First, thank you for your time chasing this down. I appreciate it.

As requested, the attached files are for an nvidia-drivers install using the
driver from the nvidia site. I removed the previous driver install from my gentoo
box using 'emerge -C nvidia-drivers'.

[netllama]

If you reinstall the driver with the --force-tls=new option, does that have any impact?

thanks,
Lonni

[mjbjr]

Originally Posted by netllama

If you reinstall the driver with the --force-tls=new option, does that have any impact?

thanks,
Lonni

I assume you mean:

sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run --force-tls=new

gives the same results (same xorg.conf w/glx and no dri).

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In this particular thread of the problem, I started clean and haven't tried
anything other than what I've been told to do. In the past month I've
tried to get glx working, trying tons of stuff, including the 'tls' thing, and...

in looking at my notes, I saw the 'eselect' thing, so, after the above failure:

# eselect opengl show
xorg-x11

# eselect set opengl nvidia
!!! Error: can't load module set
Killed

Now, that I've commented out 'Load "glx"' and am running from Xorg...

# lsmod | grep -i nv
nvidia 6832884 16
i2c_core 18432 4 nvidia,asb100,eeprom,i2c_i801

Again, thanks for your time.

[OpenUser]

Originally Posted by mjbjr

# lsmod | grep -i nv
nvidia 6832884 16
i2c_core 18432 4 nvidia,asb100,eeprom,i2c_i801

Maybe this link will help you somehow:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77613

I'm not sure, but some people seem to encounter problems with the eeprom module...

[masterminds]

This was the problem for me too..

And I fixed it with Gentoo Wiki - "HOWTO nVidia Drivers".

Error: libnvidia-tls.so.1: cannot handle TLS data

After re-emerging several times the nvidia drivers, it may happen that the glx module fails to load without any apparent reason, with the error "libnvidia-tls.so.1: cannot handle TLS data". This issue is caused by two files being inverted, /usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762 and /usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/no-tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762. The fix is quite simple: swap the two files. Before trying this, check to see if the libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762 file in the no-tls folder is smaller than the one in the tls folder. If it is the case, then the files are already in the correct folder, so do not swap them. If it is not the case, then you can swap them with this command:


Code: Command to swap inverted files

mv /usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762

/usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762.bak && mv

/usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/no-tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762

/usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762 && mv

/usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762.bak

/usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/no-tls/libnvidia-tls.so.1.0.8762

Restart X and the glx module should load fine, this time. If not, update your glibc!

Good Luck!

[mjbjr]

Originally Posted by OpenUser

Maybe this link will help you somehow:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77613

I'm not sure, but some people seem to encounter problems with the eeprom module...

Thank you for the suggestion. I intend to try it out, rsn.