Hello Mark: By following your recommendations, I was able to get the "nv" driver working again - thank you very much!!! Now "nv" driver allows OpenOffice to start without Segmentation fault error, and glxgears runs at about 350fps. nVidia FX5600 gives 3200fps glxgears with hardware acceleration, but we're limited to 350fps because nVidia's driver does not function properly. Will nVidia issue a working driver soon? Would XFRee86 or DRI add hardware support for the FX5600, given technical data from nVidia? The "nv" driver fix, as you said: get rid of nVidia libs (x is just a numerical digit) libglx.so.x.x.xxxx and the link libglx.so in /usr/X11R6/libs/modules/extensions/ get rid of nVidia lib libGL.so.x.x.xxxxx and the links libGL.so.x and libGL.so in /usr/lib get rid of nVidia lib libGLcore.x.x.xxxx and the link libGLcore.so.x in /usr/lib get rid of nVidia lib libGL.* and libGLcore.* in /usr/lib/tls ... because Thread-local storage support is included. add libGL.so.x.x (from XF86-Mesa-libGL-x.x.x-x RPM), and the links libGL.so.x and libGL.so to /usr/lib add libGLcore.a (from XF86-x.x.x-x RPM), to /usrX11R6/lib/modules/extensions add libglx.a (from XF86-x.x.x-x RPM), to /usrX11R6/lib/modules/extensions also added links libGLcore.a, libGL.so.x.x,libGL.so.x, libGL.so, libglx.a, and libdri.a to /usr/lib ... not formally required as far as I can tell. change Driver "nvidia" to Driver "nv" in XF86Config. remove Load "dri" (no hardware support), in XF86Config. Cheers, and thanks again, Michael - Graphics & Engineering http://www.bowlvisions.com/ --- thread follows --- On Monday 27 October 2003 04:34 pm, you wrote: > NVIDIA's drivers replace XFree86's libGL and GLX module. You > need to uninstall NVIDIA's drivers to get OpenGL working with the > "nv" driver. Or at least restore XFree86's OpenGL libraries and GLX > module. For GLX it's merely a matter of removing NVIDIA's > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so. XFree86's is the libglx.a > and the .so takes preference over the .a. For the OpenGL libraries > you need to remove NVIDIA's which are in /usr/lib and reinstate > XFree86's which are in /usr/X11/lib (with symlinks from /usr/lib). > > > Mark. > > On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Michael wrote: > > Hello: > > > > I have installed nVidia driver 1.0-4496 on my system, with Redhat 9.0 > > kernel 2.4.20-6 and XFree86 4.3.0-2, for an ASUS V9560VS (nVidia FX5600) > > card. > > > > The driver was installed to nVidia's README, by-the-book. All requisite > > libraries now appear in their designated locations. > > > > XF86Config changed from Driver "nv" to Driver "nvidia", added Load "glx", > > and removed Load "dri" and Load "GLcore". > > > > Video quality is excellent., the X server works fine, GUI desktop > > appears, and glxgears displays graphic at 3200fps. OpenOffice fails to > > start with a terse Segmentation fault error on the command-line terminal. > > > > XF86Config changed from Driver "nvidia" to Driver "nv". Now, > > OppenOffice starts and funtions properly. However, glxgears fails with > > the following command-line terminal message: > > xlib extension: "GLX" missing on display ":00". > > Error: couldn't get an RGB Double-buffered visual > > > > According to nVidias README, their driver was built to XFree86 4.0.2 > > compatibility. Also was told that their glx code addresses segments in a > > manner that differs from the method in standard code. > > > > Does anyone have a solution, so that the nVidia FX5600 card driver does > > provide OpenGL functionality with X 4.3.0-2 interoperability? > > > > OS: Redhat 9.0 / kernel 2.4.20-6 / XFree86 4.3.0-2 > > CPU: Intel P4 / 2.60cGHz / 800MHz system bus > > Board: Intel D865 PERLK / 1GB PC3200 DDR Memory > > Discs: WD 120MB UATA 100 Hard drive / Sony CDRW 52-24-52 > > Sound: Creative Audigy 2 > > Graphics: ASUS V9560VS - 128MB 8xAGP, > > using nVidia FX5600 and nVidia driver 1.0-4496 > > > > > > Cheers and thanks in advance, > > Michael - Graphics & Engineering http://www.bowlvisions.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > XFree86 mailing list > > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
