[mythtv-users] GLX Problem

Trey Thompson trey at verustech.com
Wed Sep 13 22:48:03 UTC 2006


> > After restarting MFE (changed to OpenGL), all I get is the grey
> background
> > of G.A.N.T.
> >
> > I looked at the console.
> >
> > Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0"
> >
> > Then, a bunch of QGLContext errors.
> >
> > QPainter, QImage, etc... all start erroring out.
> >
> > If I start mythfrontend with the -O ThemePainter=qt, all is OK, I
can go
> > change the config back to QT, and we're all happy.
> >
> > I searched the archives and google, found "some" things, but not a
lot.
> >
> > Any help?
> 
> Yes. Your video card driver doesn't support GLX (The "OpenGL
> Extension" required for 3D accelleration under Linux). Either find a
> better driver, or use the QT renderer (Which doesn't require OpenGL).

Yeah, I was thinking that.
I used Axel's drivers at http://www.atrpms.net/dist/fc5/nvidia-graphics/
(I've got an nVidia 5200).  It says on the page it enables OpenGL
support...

Anything I can troubleshoot? 


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