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From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New monitor problems. < sighs >
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:23:59
Message-Id: 201012151217.55764.joost@antarean.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] New monitor problems. < sighs > by Dale
1 On Wednesday 15 December 2010 10:08:30 Dale wrote:
2 > Neil Bothwick wrote:
3 > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:40:48 -0600, Dale wrote:
4 > >> [ 2081.057] (EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
5 > >> [ 2081.057] (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist,
6 > >> 0) [ 2082.101] (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to obtain a shared memory
7 > >> identifier: Function not
8 > >> [ 2082.101] (EE) NVIDIA(0): implemented
9 > >> [ 2082.118] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not
10 > >> exist, 0)
11 > >> [ 2082.120] (EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA
12 > >> X driver not found)
13 > >> root@smoker / #
14 > >
15 > > You haven't loaded the glx module, try this in xorg.conf
16 > >
17 > > Section "Module"
18 > >
19 > > Load "glx"
20 > > Disable "dri"
21 > > Disable "dri2"
22 > >
23 > > EndSection
24 > >
25 > > Also, what does "eselect opengl list" show?
26 >
27 > I reconfiged it so many times, I may have missed that the last time. I
28 > know it was in there the other times tho. I typed it all in a couple
29 > times. I'll give that a try again tho.
30 >
31 > Eselect shows nvidia. I always set it again to make sure tho. I ran
32 > into a problem with it switching on the old rig a while back. It also
33 > switches when I re-emerge the drivers too. I found that with google.
34 > It seems to work for everyone else. lol
35 >
36 > Thanks. Will post back what happens. I got a couple suggestions now.
37 >
38 > Dale
39 >
40 > :-) :-)
41
42 Dale,
43
44 Did you add that section to your xorg.conf?
45 If yes, what is the xorg-log saying when you have that added?
46
47 --
48 Joost

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Re: [gentoo-user] New monitor problems. < sighs > Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>