[mythtv-users] Main Menu disapeared

[Andrew Lyon]

> On 10/31/06, Matt <skd5aner at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10/31/06, Kevin Kuphal <kuphal at dls.net> wrote:
> > > Matt wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > >    I'm running Unbuntu 6.06, and I just ran a apt-get upgrade.  I'm
> > > > not upgrading to Edgy yet (6.10), but I just wanted to upgrade Dapper.
> > > >  I'm also running an SVN version that is pretty much the same version
> > > > as .20.  After the upgrade of ubuntu, myth launched, and I see a black
> > > > screen.  Then it pre-scales the theme images, then it just goes black.
> > > >  If I hit enter, live TV will start and I'll see it just fine.  If I
> > > > hit escape, I'll see the theme again and it'll ask me if I want to
> > > > exit.  If I say no, then it goes back to a black screen.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on how to fix this?!
> > > >
> > > Sounds like the OpenGL isn't working.  Try running "mythfrontend -O
> > > ThemePainter=QT"
> > > also
> > >
> > > If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  Maybe apt-get on a working system
> > > isn't always a good idea.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > > _______________________________________________
> >
> > Thanks Kevin and Andrew for the very quick replies!  I bet you're
> > right... I've already started to upgrade my version of myth to latest
> > SVN, when that's complete I'll also try and reinstall my nvidia
> > drivers and see if that helps with the opengl.  I'll let you know what
> > I find out!
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Matt
>
> I have a similar problem, except I can't load mythfrontend at all.  No
> matter whether I do it normally (mythfrontend) or specify the QT
> ThemePainter, I get the message "Unable to resolve GL/GLX symbols -
> please check your GL library installation."
>
> I can run GLXGears fine.  Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Do you have:

/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
/usr/lib/vlc/video_output/libglx_plugin.so
/usr/lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so
/usr/lib/opengl/nvidia/extensions/libglx.so

or similar? its a guess but it sound like they are missing?

andy