[SOLVED] Choosing Specific dstro choice for Catalyst install throws errors

Pinonoir · 08-08-2014, 11:57 AM

Went to install Catalyst again. However, when I ran fgl_glxgears and glxinfo, it reported

Code:

libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
libGL error: Try again with LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose for more details.

Which I understand to mean that the installer messed up libgl versions. I ran the installer with the specific distribution:Slackware choice. When I tried again without picking a specific distro and just using the normal version, it worked. I'm just wondering if running the installer without setting it for Slackware will impact performance.

mostlyharmless · 08-08-2014, 07:03 PM

Not that I've seen. You should look at the Slackware docs page; just type catalyst Slackbuild in google; it'll take you there.

Pinonoir · 08-08-2014, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mostlyharmless

Not that I've seen. You should look at the Slackware docs page; just type catalyst Slackbuild in google; it'll take you there.

Code:

 The installer will collect data about your system and will prompt for either an automatic installation or to create a distribution-specific package. Select distribution-specific package here, as it can then be managed by Slackware's packaging tools later.

When prompted to select a distribution, please Select “Detected OS: Slackware/Slackware”.

As I said if I choose automatic install it works like it should. But selecting distribution specific package gives the error I mentioned and also no direct rendering.

mostlyharmless · 08-09-2014, 08:45 AM

Hmm, well so you do use the Slackbuild; I don't know what the "Slackware" choice in Catalyst actually does. I always used to use "Other Linux" before it was an option, and never saw any difference when it became an option. I rather thought it was cosmetic since Slackware is rather "vanilla" and doesn't usually require any patches for tweaks.

Pinonoir · 08-09-2014, 06:31 PM

I used the automatic installer and everything works. I'll just go with that.