uli wrote:
>
> on 2001-01-14 I wrote:
>
> > I use the latest cooker version Mesa-3.4.7. Indeed libGL.so.1.2 is given by
> > XFree86-libs-4.0.2 and not by Mesa.
> > I observed the following constellations:
> > 1. Mesa is installed:
> > gears stops with "Loading required GL library /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2"
> > 2. Mesa is removed:
> > gears works but without hardware acceleration and without any message.
> > 3. Mesa is installed and libGL.so.1.2 is removed
> > gears works but without hardware acceleration and it states
> > " Loading compatibility GL library /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2.030400"
> > 4. Mesa is installed, libGL.so.1.2 and libGL.so.1.2.030400 are removed
> > gears doesn't run it states
> > "Couldn't open required GL library /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2"
> >
> > The order of the updates of Mesa and XFree seems to be of no importance. I
> > tried all possibilities without success for the hardware acceleration.
>
> With XFree86-libs-4.0.2-5mdk gears works with more than 600 fps. I think
600fps on which card?
BTW, use LD_PRELOAD=...yourGLlib
(e.g. LD_PRELOAD=/usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.so.1.2.030400 gears), and you'll
don't have
to remove the packages.
Note also that Mesa provides hardware acceleration in libGL.so.1.0,
which is
intended to be used on XFree86 3.3.6 only.
Bye.
Giuseppe.
