Steve Blackmore wrote: >On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:04:55 -0500, you wrote: > > >>On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 07:50:49PM +0100, Steve Blackmore wrote: >> >> >>>I installed Ubuntu & EMC from the latest disro, and eveything worked >>>well until Linux/EMC did some updates. Now all the sim axis programs >>>fail to start. >>> >>> >>>_tkinter.TclError: Togl: X server has no OpenGL GLX extension >>> >>> >>Here is the real error. It looks like your X server lost its ability >>to run OpenGL applications. >> >> >Funny you should mention that because even from original install, there >was something odd with the graphics driver. It was impossible to get any >resolution higher than 800x600 at 60hz. With windows it will do >1280x1024 at 72hz on the same monitor. > > Is this the same laptop that you tried the liveCD on many moons ago?
I found this with google: <http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4816783> Here's the relevant part: > 1) Right click Applications and select "Edit Menus" > 2) Scroll to and select the "Other" location on the left side. > 3) On the right side put a check mark in the box next to "Screens and > Graphics", then click "Close". > 4) Go to Applications > Other > Screens and Graphics > 5) On the screen tab, click the drop down next to model. > 6) If you can find your model, great, if not, select generic LCD > (assuming it's an LCD) > If it is a wide screen monitor, don't forget to check the wide screen box. > 7) Now you can find & select your resolution and refresh rate from the > list on the right side. Click OK. > 8 ) Go to the Graphics Card tab. > 9) Click on Driver and select what you need. > 10) Click the test button to make sure all is ok. > 11) Click ok and you're done. Steps 8-11 may not be useful for you, since some drivers have terrible realtime performance (nvidia proprietary, for example). Hope this helps - Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
