glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual.

koodoo · 03-22-2006, 07:08 PM

Hi

I had Slack 10.0 for a long time, then I decided to download the new 10.2 version.

I've downloaded and installed it. But I'm facing a problem. This is the output of glxgears that I am getting :

Code:

koodoo@knapsacker:~$ glxgears
glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual.
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

And here's the output of glxinfo :

Code:

koodoo@knapsacker:~$ glxinfo | grep OpenGL
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 845G 20040331 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 6.1
OpenGL extensions:
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

Actually I was trying to run quake, and it wouldn't, then I checked the output of glxgears and that was what I got. I was easily able to run quake on Slack 10.0
Also I've enabled hardware acceleration.

Thanks in anticipation!

cwwilson721 · 03-22-2006, 07:56 PM

What video card/chipset? You said you've enabled hardware acceleration, but you didn't post full glxinfo....

You may also want to check my post in the Slackware forum about 3d acceleration here

koodoo · 03-22-2006, 08:11 PM

Thanks for the reply

I've an Intel 845 onboard Graphics device.
Yes I've enabled hardware acceleration. Here's the full output of glxinfo :

Code:

koodoo@knapsacker:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0

direct rendering: Yes

server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 845G 20040331 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 6.1
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_window_pos,
    GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
    GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x22 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

It was working fine in Slack 10.0. One thing that I've done here is that I've taken a shortcut. I didn't use xorgconfig to setup my xorg.conf, I just copied over my xorg.conf from the previous Slack 10.0 installation. So maybe that's causing the problem.
Anyways I'll post my xorg.conf if required.
Thanks again.

koodoo · 03-22-2006, 08:19 PM

Ah.... got it!
So stupid of me

The Video Ram option in xorg.conf was commented out. I uncommented it and everything works fine now!

Thanks for the help though

koodoo · 03-23-2006, 06:05 AM

Ok, Sorry looks like I didn't get it

lol

This is what I've found. If the Video Ram option in xorg.conf is commented this is what glxinfo has to say :

Code:

koodoo@knapsacker:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 845G 20040331 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 6.1
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_window_pos,
    GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate,
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements,
    GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels,
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_texgen_reflection,
    GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x22 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

Here I have hardware acceleration and direct rendering but glxgears gives the previously mentioned error.

If ,however, I uncomment the Video Ram option in xorg.conf this is what glxinfo says :

Code:

koodoo@knapsacker:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating,
    GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
    GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
    GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig,
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method,
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.2.1)
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture,
    GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shadow,
    GL_ARB_shadow_ambient, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra,
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op,
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint,
    GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_fog_coord,
    GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_polygon_offset,
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color,
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs,
    GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture,
    GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object,
    GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels,
    GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3,
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_pack_invert,
    GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_point_sprite,
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
    GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_SGIX_depth_texture, GL_SGIX_shadow,
    GL_SGIX_shadow_ambient
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
    GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x22 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x23 24 tc  0 24  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 None
0x24 24 tc  0 32  0 r  y  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
0x25 24 tc  0 32  0 r  .  .  8  8  8  8  0 16  8 16 16 16 16  0 0 None
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

Now I do not have any hardware acceleration!
Help needed!

Sorry for all the confusion that I have caused

cwwilson721 · 03-23-2006, 07:24 AM

No confusion. The VideoRam option sometimes needs to be commented out (It is also commented out on mine)

Were you running glxgears as user or root?

Also, save a copy of your current xorg.conf, and try 'xorgsetup'(shorter, automatic) It may give you a better xorg.conf

koodoo · 03-23-2006, 01:55 PM

I tried running glxgears as a normal user (root didn't have access to the user's display) Then I even logged in as root and ran glxgears but got the same error message.

I'm not at my Linux box rite now. I'll try setting up a new xorg.conf file using xorgsetup as soon as possible.

Thanks again

koodoo · 04-03-2006, 06:04 PM

First of all, I would like to apologize for such a late reply. We had exams all this time so didn't get time.

I tried setting up xorg.conf using xorgsetup but got identical results. Here's what happened. I set up xorg.conf using xorgsetup, started X and ran glxgears, I got :

Code:

koodoo@knapsacker:~$ glxgears
libGL error: failed to open DRM: Operation not permitted
libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering
glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual.
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

I looked up xorg.conf and found that this was missing :

Code:

Section "DRI"
        Group		0
        Mode		0666
EndSection

After adding this section and restarting X glxgears gave me the same old error message :

Code:

koodoo@knapsacker:~$ glxgears
glxgears: Error: couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered visual.
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

xorgconfig gave identical results!

One thing that I would like to mention again is that, If video ram option is commented in the xorg.conf file, the output of glxinfo is :

Code:

-----------------------

direct rendering: Yes

-----------------------
OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 845G 20040331 x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 6.1
-----------------------
-----------------------
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

and now if I uncomment the video ram option and restart X the output of glxinfo is :

Code:

-----------------------

direct rendering: No 
-----------------------
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.2.1) 
-----------------------
-----------------------
koodoo@knapsacker:~$

I'll post my xorg.conf file if required
Thanks

koodoo · 04-08-2006, 10:59 AM

still no luck

octavarium · 08-02-2008, 12:56 AM

I realize this is a very old post, but as it has no solution (I get upset when i see a 2 year old post left unsolved) I would like to share my solution to this "Double-buffered visual" error.
I had a similar problem with my nvidia geforce2 mx and found that it was just a driver issue for me. I had followed a guide that was slightly misleading, and after checking the nvidia list of supported video cards found i had installed the wrong drivers.

Code:

# lspci | grep nVidia

this is a link to the list:
http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree8...ppendix-a.html

enable support for module loading, mtrr, System V IPC, and ensure that you have selected the correct chipset for agpgart; also make sure you have disabled framebuffer support as it conflicts with the nvidia drivers.

for my system the upgrade from nvidia-drivers 1.0-71xx to 1.0-96xx solved this problem.

Code:

# emerge --unmerge nvidia-drivers
# modprobe -r nvidia
# echo ">=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-97.00" >> /etc/portage/package.mask
# emerge --ask --verbose nvidia-drivers
# modprobe nvidia
# eselect opengl set nvidia
$ startx

You may also need to comment out a few modules in your xorg.conf

Code:

Section "Module"
#	Load  "GLcore"
	Load  "dbe"
#	Load  "dri"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "xtrap"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
EndSection

hope this helps

koodoo · 08-15-2008, 10:06 PM

Hey, it was nice to see a reply

I've forgotten what I did to solve that problem. I think after some time, and due to other priorities I gave up trying to fix that issue. But this I know, that I had installed the correct driver for my Intel chipset.
Maybe some other fine tuning was required.

Anyways, I'm now upgrading to Slack-12.1 and I'd love to play Quake with it!
I'm hoping I can get it to work this time.

Cheers.