[ale] X wants nvidia libraries

Bob Toxen transam at verysecurelinux.com
Thu Jan 10 17:50:23 EST 2008


I am no longer to run X after upgrading my Mandriva system to Mandreva 2008.i (i586).

During the upgrade process, the Installation process noted my Nvidia graphics chip and asked
me if I wanted Nvidia-specific drivers.  I said yes in my innocent belief that the Installation
process knew what to do with the answer.

Now, when I invoke startx it complains with:

	dlopen: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so:
	  cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
	(EE) Failed to load /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so
	(EE) Failed to load module
	  "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so" (loader
	  failed, 7)

The full output from X is at the end of the email.
I'm a server guy, not a GUI guy.  HELP!

THANKS Very, VERY much,
Bob Toxen
bob at verysecurelinux.com               [Please use for email to me]


Full X output when invoking startx:

X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: Linux_2.6.12-12mdksmp Mandriva
Current Operating System: Linux verysecurelinux.com 2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv
  #1 SMP Thu Sep 27 04:07:04 CEST 2007 i686
Build Date: 01 October 2007
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jan 10 17:43:00 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
Using vt 7
dlopen: /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so: cannot open
  shared object file: No such file or directory
(EE) Failed to load /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so
(EE) Failed to load module
  "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia/libglx.so" (loader failed, 7)
(EE) No devices detected.



More information about the Ale mailing list