Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4165 mails)

[Curtis Rey <crrey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Friday 18 April 2003 07:43 am, Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. wrote:
> I suspect, at least I hope, that I've finally found the problem with the
> NVIDIA drivers and my SuSE8.1 system.
>
> Here is the output from 3Ddiag and 3Ddiag --mesasoft
>
> >3Ddiag version 0.496
> >Verifying 3D configuration:
> >Using 3dinfo
> >************************************************************
> >Verifying 3D configuration based on XFree86 4 for 3D board
> >"nVidia Corporation GeForce2 GTS (10de@0150)":
> >Tests for package "NVIDIA_GLX":
> >   package ... done.
> >   package files ... done.
> >Tests for package "NVIDIA_kernel":
> >   package ... done.
> >   package files ... done.
> >Tests for correct OpenGL libraries/GLX extensions:
> >   Symbolic Links ... done.
> >   /etc/sysconfig/3ddiag (SCRIPT_3D=switch2nvidia_glx) ...
> > failed!  <-------------------------------
> >================================================================
> >3D Hardware acceleration is not used. To use 3D
> >Hardware acceleration the entry
> >   SCRIPT_3D="switch2nvidia_glx"
> >is required in /etc/sysconfig/3ddiag. Execute /sbin/SuSEconfig
> >after changing this.
> >================================================================
> >Test for correct XFree86 version ... done.
> >Tests for XFree86 configuration:
> >   Config File /etc/X11/XF86Config ... done.
> >   Driver ...
> > failed!
> > <------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >-----------------------
> > ================================================================
> >3D Hardware acceleration is not used. To use 3D
> >Hardware acceleration please specify the entry
> >   Driver "nvidia"
> >in the Section "Device" of your /etc/X11/XF86Config.
> >================================================================
> >   Color Depth ... done.
> >   Extensions ... done.
> >   Options ... done.
> >----------------------- NOTE -----------------------------------
> >If 3D hardware OpenGL configuration is not stable enough, you
> >should switch back to 'Mesa Software Rendering'. You can
> >verify this configuration with the command "3Ddiag --mesasoft".
> >----------------------- NOTE -----------------------------------
> >Checking GLU/glut runtime configuration:
> >   GLU  ... done (package mesaglu)
> >   glut ... done (package mesaglut)
> >3Ddiag version 0.496
> >Verifying 'Mesa Software Rendering' configuration:
> >Using 3Ddiag.mesasoft
> >************************************************************
> >Tests for package "mesasoft":
> >   package ...done.
> >   package files ...done.
> >Tests for correct OpenGL libraries:
> >   Symbolic Links ...
> > failed!
> > <------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >-------------
> > ================================================================
> >'Mesa Software Rendering is not used. To use 'Mesa Software
> >Rendering the skript
> >  "/usr/X11R6/bin/switch2mesasoft"
> >must be executed.
> >================================================================
> >   /etc/sysconfig/3ddiag (SCRIPT_3D=switch2mesasoft) ...
> > failed!   <------------------------------
> >================================================================
> >'Mesa Software Rendering' is not used. To use 'Mesa Software
> >Rendering' the entry
> >   SCRIPT_3D="switch2mesasoft"
> >is required in /etc/sysconfig/3ddiag. Execute /sbin/SuSEconfig
> >after changing this.
> >================================================================
> >Checking GLU/glut runtime configuration:
> >   GLU  ... done (package mesaglu)
> >   glut ... done (package mesaglut)
>
> For some reason the necessary links are not being made during the
> installation process.  I've tried the new installation script, as well as
> installing the individual rpm's.
>
> I really need to be able to use OpenGL.  Any suggestions for solutions will
> be most welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance.

Ok, sometimes when updating the GLX drivers the symlinks aren't made because 
(I think) perhaps the installer sees the old synlnks and that part of the 
install script returns an OK/done when it really isn't.  

Two options.  A) you can delete all the /usr/lib/libGL* stuff and reinstall 
the GLX drivers (and if need be use the "--nodeps" --force" flags).  OR B)  
you can look at the /usr/lib/libGL* sym links.  If something like libGL.so 
isn't pointing to libGL.so.1 or if libGL.so.1 is pointing to someother driver 
(not the libGL.so.1.0.4349.nv_glx/or what ever version) then delete the 
libGL.so (and in some cases libGL.so.1) and manually make the symlnk again.

ln -s libGL.so.1 libGL.so (and if needed ln -s libGL.so.1.0.4349.nv_glx 
libGL.so.1).

As I have often run into.  The simlnks from old driver versions will point to 
drivers that aren't really there and most apps, unless you specifically point 
them at libGL.so.1.0.4349.nv_glx will point to libGL.so and hence that 
essentially points "nowhere" and you get a failure.

HTH. Curtis.
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