"Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
GL_RENDERER: Mesa GLX Indirect


***********************************************************
You are using software Mesa (no hardware acceleration)!
Driver DLL used: libGL.so.1
If this is intentional, add
"+set r_allowSoftwareGL 1"
to the command line when starting the game.
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...WARNING: could not set the given mode (4)"

What do you suppose this means and how do i fix this? Thanks

you need to install graphics drivers for your card.

are you using an nvidia or ati card?

an Nvidia, but it was made by XFX, will the nvidia.com drivers work? Also, how do I kill X automatically (key stroke command) so i can go into installing the driver?

well i got outa X to try to install it, but I got kernal errors. Here is the log:

creation time: Fri Jun 25 18:47:56 2004

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : false
no questions : false
silent : false
XFree86 install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /root/tmp
ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the correct kernel source
files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com."


Could this be because i have an XFX nvidia card, and not a straightforward nvidia?

well this is the site i need i think: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-4191.html

its linked from XFX's linux drivers, so I guess I need those 2 files, except I have no idea how to install the GLX driver file or the kernal. Please help

Looks like the drivers you're trying are very old. Try these: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-5336.html

To install the nvidia drivers, you'll want to make sure you have your kernel sources installed.

Then, once you've downloaded the driver from nVidia, chmod 755 it and then run it (ex: ./*.run)
Once it's successfully installed on your system, go into your X config file and replace 'nv' with 'nvidia'.
There are plenty of threads on this here, give a look around and you'll find them.