Re: [gentoo-user] New monitor problems. < sighs >

[Dale]

J. Roeleveld wrote:
> On Wednesday 15 December 2010 11:30:46 Adam Carter wrote:
>
>>>> I don't think that's true.
>>>> In my Xorg.0.log I do have
>>>>
>>>> (EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
>>>> ....
>>>> (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
>>>>
>>>> and still, X11 is running just fine. I think these modules are
>>>> superfluous with a recent Xorg version.
>>>>
>>>> Helmut.
>>>>
>>> I agree, just checked on all the machines I am running Gentoo on with
>>> Nvidia
>>> cards and they all have those 2 EE-lines.
>>> Both of these have 2 monitors hooked up and that is working correctly.
>>>
>>>
>> Ok, so my argument is looking weak then - are you using the nvidia binary
>> drivers like Dale?
>>
> Yes, I have been using the binary (nvidia-drivers) for years. Not had to fall
> back to open drivers yet.
>
>
>> For interests sake, do the libdri.so and libdri2.so files exist on your
>> system? Try
>> find /usr -name libdri\*
>>
> Result:
> eve ~ #  find /usr -name "libdri*"
> /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libdri.so
> /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libdri2.so
>
> eve ~ # cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE
>          (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
> (EE) Failed to load module "xtrap" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
>
> The files do exist, but are not found as I am using the nvidia-opengl, rather
> then the xorg-x11 opengl.
>
> --
> Joost Roeleveld
>
>

I get the same here.  Mine are in a xorg-x11 path but nothing for nvidia.

Dale

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