Public bug reported:
This bug concerns all versions of the nvidia-packages I have tested so
far, actually since ubuntu 8.something...
If I install the proprietary nvidia drivers, I can properly set up my
xorg.conf and the Xorg driver as well as the kernel module load
correctly. However, when using unity or anything requiring libglx.so, X
simply crashes. The reason is that X is loading the wrong libglx.so:
grep glx /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 11312.722] (II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also
specified in the config file.
[ 11312.722] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 11312.722] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 11312.722] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
My first solution was to move /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
out of the way and to replace it with a symlink to /usr/lib/nvidia-
VERSION/xorg/libglx.so. However, as you might imagine, this quick-and-
dirty fix has to be redone each time that MESA gets updated, as my
symlink is destroyed. I have now found a better solution, which consists
in telling Xorg where the right library is in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/nvidia-VERSION/xorg"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
...
EndSection
nvidia-VERSION has to be replaced by the proper nvidia version (such as
nvidia-current). As a result, X loads the right libglx.so.
This solution could be included in all nvidia- packages, so that the
problem does not occur any longer. I have found other bug reports from
other distributions about this, but most are solved by moving libglx.so
out of the way.
Just for information, here's some details about my system:
philippe@saaba:~$ dpkg -l xorg
Gewünscht=Unbekannt/Installieren/R=Entfernen/P=Vollständig Löschen/Halten
| Status=Nicht/Installiert/Config/U=Entpackt/halb konFiguriert/
Halb installiert/Trigger erWartet/Trigger anhängig
|/ Fehler?=(kein)/R=Neuinstallation notwendig (Status, Fehler: GROSS=schlecht)
||/ Name Version Architektur Beschreibung
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii xorg 1:7.7+1ubunt amd64 X.Org X Window System
philippe@saaba:~$ lspci | grep VGA
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96M [GeForce 9600M GT]
(rev a1)
philippe@saaba:/var/log$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10
nvidia-current is at 304.88-0ubuntu8 0, I also had the problem with
nvidia-319-updates 319.60-0ubuntu1 0
** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: libglx.so module nvidia path
** Attachment added: "xorg.conf"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1276123/+attachment/3968621/+files/xorg.conf
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Title:
Xorg loads wrong libglx.so
Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers-304” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
This bug concerns all versions of the nvidia-packages I have tested so
far, actually since ubuntu 8.something...
If I install the proprietary nvidia drivers, I can properly set up my
xorg.conf and the Xorg driver as well as the kernel module load
correctly. However, when using unity or anything requiring libglx.so,
X simply crashes. The reason is that X is loading the wrong libglx.so:
grep glx /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 11312.722] (II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also
specified in the config file.
[ 11312.722] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 11312.722] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 11312.722] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
My first solution was to move
/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so out of the way and to
replace it with a symlink to /usr/lib/nvidia-VERSION/xorg/libglx.so.
However, as you might imagine, this quick-and-dirty fix has to be
redone each time that MESA gets updated, as my symlink is destroyed. I
have now found a better solution, which consists in telling Xorg where
the right library is in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/nvidia-VERSION/xorg"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
...
EndSection
nvidia-VERSION has to be replaced by the proper nvidia version (such
as nvidia-current). As a result, X loads the right libglx.so.
This solution could be included in all nvidia- packages, so that the
problem does not occur any longer. I have found other bug reports from
other distributions about this, but most are solved by moving
libglx.so out of the way.
Just for information, here's some details about my system:
philippe@saaba:~$ dpkg -l xorg
Gewünscht=Unbekannt/Installieren/R=Entfernen/P=Vollständig Löschen/Halten
| Status=Nicht/Installiert/Config/U=Entpackt/halb konFiguriert/
Halb installiert/Trigger erWartet/Trigger anhängig
|/ Fehler?=(kein)/R=Neuinstallation notwendig (Status, Fehler: GROSS=schlecht)
||/ Name Version Architektur Beschreibung
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii xorg 1:7.7+1ubunt amd64 X.Org X Window System
philippe@saaba:~$ lspci | grep VGA
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G96M [GeForce 9600M GT]
(rev a1)
philippe@saaba:/var/log$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 13.10
Release: 13.10
nvidia-current is at 304.88-0ubuntu8 0, I also had the problem with
nvidia-319-updates 319.60-0ubuntu1 0
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