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["James P. Bennett" <jbennett@xxxxxxx>]

I feel your pain (I think ...I didn't see the original posting).  It
may be that glx.so is the culprit. 

   Sender: timh@xxxxxxxx
   Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 22:46:23 -0800
   From: Tim Hanson <tjhanson@xxxxxxxx>

   Jonathan Drews wrote:
   > 
   > Hi Tim:
   > 
   >  First check to see that Load  "GLX" is in your modules section of
   > /etc/X11/XF86Config. If that is there look at /var/log/XFree86.0.log and see
   > if there are any entries prefixed with (EE) or (WW). This should give a clue.
   > If the remarks in /var/log/XFree86.0.log  are too cryptic cut and past the
   > (EE) section(s) to an e-mail and send it to the list. I myself am not an X
   > expert but I hope this helps.
   > 
   > On Saturday 31 March 2001 23:09, you wrote:
   > > I get an error when I start X that puzzles me.  it is:
   > >
   > > Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
   > >
   > > I get the same error when I run some screensaver graphics.  I don't
   > > really know much about it other than to reinstall xf86_glx (which didn't
   > > help).  Does anyone else know about a fix for this?
   > 
   > --
   >                                                 Cheers,
   >                                                 Jonathan


Matrox driver for XFree86 4.0.3 fails to coexist with glx from SuSE 7.1:

17 % rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o
xmodules-4.0.3-0

glx came from CD1 of SuSE7.1:

6 root% rpm -qi glx Name        : glx
Relocations: (not relocateable) 
Version     : 001121 


10 % rpm -qi xf86_glx-4.0.3-0
Name        : xf86_glx                     Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version     : 4.0.3                             Vendor: (none)
Release     : 0                             Build Date: Wed 21 Mar
                                            2001 09:28:27 AM EST 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>From /var/log/XFree86.0.log:

(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/glx.so
(EE) LoadModule: Module glx does not have a glxModuleData data object.
(II) UnloadModule: "glx"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/glx.so
(EE) Failed to load module "glx" (invalid module, 0)

(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
	compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 0.1.0
	ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3
Symbol __glXActiveScreens from module
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a is unresolved!

(==) MGA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) MGA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) MGA(0): Using overlay video
(II) MGA(0): direct rendering disabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER

As a result, 

7 root% glxinfo
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Xlib:  extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
0x21 16 tc  0  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".
0x22 16 dc  0  0  0 c  .  .  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

88 % rpm -qi --whatprovides /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/glx.so
Name        : glx-g200                     Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version     : 0.0.19990710                      Vendor: (none)
Release     : 2                             Build Date: Wed 14 Jul 1999 06:31:45 PM EDT
...
Summary     : GLX module for the Matrox MGA-G200
Description :
GLX module for the Matrox MGA-G200
Name        : glx                          Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version     : 001121                            Vendor: SuSE GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany
Release     : 7                             Build Date: Wed 24 Jan 2001 06:18:06 AM EST
Install date: Sat 31 Mar 2001 03:51:06 PM EST      Build Host: gregory.suse.de
Group       : X11/Libraries                 Source RPM: glx-001121-7.src.rpm
Size        : 3438993                          License: GPL
Packager    : feedback@xxxxxxx
Summary     : Utah-GLX for XFree86 3.3
 
Perhaps this module is much too old.  Where can one obtain a newer one
(if that's the problem).

jim bennett
jbennett@xxxxxxx