Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:36:32 +0000 From: David Gerard <fun@thingy.apana.org.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: SOLVED: GLX extension in Xorg? (5.4 and 6.0) Message-ID: <43827620.4030105@thingy.apana.org.au> In-Reply-To: <20051121181633.G9792@tripel.monochrome.org> References: <43825366.1070900@thingy.apana.org.au> <20051121181633.G9792@tripel.monochrome.org>
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Chris Hill wrote: > On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, David Gerard wrote: >> I have a 5.4 and a 6.0 box here, both with Xorg installed from >> ports. When running xscreensaver, half the time they come up >> saying the GLX extension isn't loaded. And, of course, they >> can't run glxgears for the same reason. >> The thing is, I can't find which port installs this extension. >> Is there one? > In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I have the following: > Section "Module" > Load "extmod" > Load "glx" Uh. Buh. Could I just take my Dumbarse Award? Solution to my problem: If you want GLX to work ... it helps to uncomment the Load "glx" line! That was it - that was the whole problem. Now both machines are cranking away the ol' glxgears very happily. I fully expect xscreensaver to show me many new and wonderful things as well. (Three years I had that error ...) - d. *thud* *thud* *thud*
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