--- Tony Nugent <tony@linuxworks.com.au> wrote: > On Thu Oct 31 2002 at 10:57, Tony Nugent wrote: > > > On Wed Oct 30 2002 at 16:02, Charles Griffin > wrote: > > > > > --- Tony Gloster <tony@tonygloster.com> wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > > > First let me state that I am fairly new to > Linux. I recently > > > > tried to install a game for my kids to play > when they log on to > > > > this box. The package installer is telling me > that I need > > > > libGLcore.so.1 . I was under the impression > that when you chose > > > > an "everything" install, everything gets > installed. What do I > > > > need to make sure I have in order to resolve > this dependency. > > > > > > > > Please help. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > TG > > > > > > > This sounds like a 3d video driver issue. What > kind > > > of video card do you have and have you installed > the > > > necessary drivers for it? > > > > If he has an "everything" install, then the > library is there. > > > > Have a look in /etc/XF86Config and check the > Modules section, you > > should have in there: > > > > Load GLcore > > > > If this is missing, then adding it (and restarting > the X server) > > should do the trick. > > > > If not, then I'll be suprised (something else is > misconfigured). > > Oops, there's more to this issue than I first > thought :) > > The XFree86 package provides > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extenstions/GLcore.a > which is the module I was referring to above. > > Nowever, /usr/lib/libGLcore.so.1 is something that > is provided by > the NVIDIA_GLX package (and probably some other > third-party > xfree86 drivers). > > It seems to me that the binary rpm for the game was > build on a box > that had this library installed, and as a result one > of its > dependencies is this particular library. > > It may be possible to install the game with "rpm > -ivh --nodeps" and > it will work anyway. > > If not, then I would suggest that you get the > .src.rpm for that > package, then use "rpmbuild -rebuild" to regenerate > useable binary > packages that can successfully installed. > > If the box does have an nvidia video card, then I > would suggest that > the linux nvidia .src.rpm packages (from nvidia's > web site) be > rebuilt and installed - after which the game will > install no > problem. (Beware, if you do this, follow the > install instructions > very carefully, especially noting the changes that > are required to > the /etc/X11/XF86Config file). > > Cheers > Tony > I think I had an issue like this once and it turned out it was a symlink issue with the nvidia libraries. I think the libGLcore library was still pointing to the MesaGL rather than the nvidia library (something like that). Fixing the symlink solved the problem. I still go back to my original question -- have you already installed the nvidia drivers? If so, perhaps a recap of what you've done so far might help. Charles __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
