Richard Acosta wrote: >Ok... it seems i need to repeat again > >Nvidia proprietary drivers were NEVER installed, AND i'm NOT using an >nvidia card right now. > >Original Message: > > After some time dealing with LinuxCNC/EMC2 i have obtained a partial > success, but abandoned the project due the ammount of time it takes to > make every step. > Now i'm trying to get into again, and i find a new strange behavior. > > I have this message(log) when trying to start EMC2 with Mesa 7i43, on > the same hardware it was (almost) working. > The only change i have made is the video board, i can't remember the > card used when it worked, but now *i'm using a sis 6326 AGP 8MB card*. > I cant' get any other card unless nVidia, but i have read about nVidia's > issues. > > Unfortunately, you have chosen a card for which there is no OpenGL support in Linux. I found this out by using google and searching for the terms "sis 6326 openGL Linux". The first hit was this page: <http://www.winischhofer.eu/linuxsispart1.shtml>. If you search within that page for the word OpenGL, and look at the bullet points hilighted in red, you will see that the 6236 and several other flavors of SIS chip have no 3D acceleration, OpenGL, or DRI support.
Unfortunately, you will have to find another video card. If all you can find is Nvidia, that should be OK. Just don't install the nvidia proprietary drivers. Use the "nv" or "vesa" drivers instead. Doing this will result in lower performance than the card is capable of providing, but you should have openGL support and reasonable realtime performance. > Even When using a GF2 MX400 or an FX6200 (AGP both) i have this same > message using both VESA or NV drivers. > > If you have a fresh install of Linux, and you have never installed the NVidia drivers, then you definitely should not get this error. Mesa (the software openGL driver) is installed by default from the EMC2 liveCD. You can use synaptic to make sure it's installed, and install it if not. - Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
