Setup problems

it worked on my main computer with no issues. But then the 3 other computers I have tried to get Sl to work on I can't seem to get 32bit video to work. I can acepte my laptop not working with SL it has a intel video card and dosn't realy work with windows client as is. But the other two comptuer have 5000 Series (I can't rember the numbers off my head) Nvidia cards. one is a AGP card the other is an PCI card.

If all you normaly have to do is edit the xorg.conf file and set it to start in 32bit mode that dosn't seem to work. so if anyone has any ideas plase let me know.

Are you getting any error messages in the terminal when you try to run it. If so stick them up here. Linux color depth is 24 bit, but the frame buffer is 32 bit. That should allow it to work.

It might help if you post your xorg.conf file.

The device and screen sections should read something like:

I think you also need the proprietary driver from NVidia...

Just changing the xorg.conf to USE this driver won't help much if the driver is not installed.

But I guess you know that

SUSE has sax2 for setting other video details as well.

The latest NVidia driver has a funny with refresh rates, but it shouldn't affect you in getting the driver running.

Ok Guess I was not completly clear .. I have X running (Unless I put depth 32 in xorg.conf) My Problem is SL. and it saying it can't do 32bit mode. and I think my config is verry simple. and yea when X loads I get the nvidia Logo so I know it is working.

Here is an extract from my xorg.conf. I have enabled 24 bit graphics; "32" bit is included in the 24 bit mode (24 bits + 8 alpha, gets reported as 24 bit, 3 x 8 bit for r,g & b).

In the Device Section, the only critical part is the Driver "nvidia" part, the rest seems to be irrelevant.

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "VESA"
BoardName "Vesa-BIOS Graphics"
Screen 0
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Device "Device[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "NvAGP" "3"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1280x800" "1152x864" "1280x768" "1024x768" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"

In the "Modes" Section, the 1280 x 1024 is defined twice; it uses the first one that works.

Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
ModeLine "1280x1024" 134.7 1280 1368 1504 1728 1024 1025 1028 1068
ModeLine "1280x1024" 114.5 1280 1360 1496 1712 1024 1025 1028 1062

What does your /var/log/Xorg.0.log file say, is the mode that has been activated? It may be that the "32" bit mode, actually 24 bit, cannot run for some reason, so it has taken another mode line; or the "DefaultDepth" entry is set to 16?

The error message about 32 bits often appears even if that is not the problem. Post your output from SL! (make sure you uncompressed it with command line tar rather than using a GUI based program).

well this is what the one computer that I have have access to right now says.

2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z WARNING: LLDir_Linux not fully implemented!
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: Marker file isn't locked.
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: Marker file created.
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: Removing message.log
2006-05-12T19:12:26Z INFO: Exiting init_marker_file().
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Opening debug file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/logs/debug_info.log
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Second Life version 1.9.0
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Local time: 2006-05-12T12:12:27 PDT
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: CPU info:
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 7 model name : Pentium III (Katmai) stepping : 3 cpu MHz : 601.376 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse bogomips : 1199.30
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Memory info:
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached: Mem: 395059200 391073792 3985408 0 29351936 128430080 Swap: 254971904 7520256 247451648 MemTotal: 385800 kB MemFree: 3892 kB MemShared: 0 kB Buffers: 28664 kB Cached: 118328 kB SwapCached: 7092 kB Active: 82872 kB Inactive: 71296 kB HighTotal: 0 kB HighFree: 0 kB LowTotal: 385800 kB LowFree: 3892 kB SwapTotal: 248996 kB SwapFree: 241652 kB
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: OS info: Linux 2.4.31 #6 Sun Jun 5 19:04:47 PDT 2005 i686
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Loading feature tables.
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Using configuration file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/user_settings/settings.ini
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Loading art table from viewerart.ini
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Loading base colors from colors_base.ini
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Loading user colors from colors.ini
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Default vfs data file not present, found /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/.
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Old salt: 1
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z WARNING: Bad or missing vfx index file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z WARNING: Removing old vfs data file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/.
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Renaming /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/. to /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1876403006
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Renaming /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1 to /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1876403006
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Pre-sized VFS data file to 524288000 bytes
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: VFS: Using index file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1876403006 and data file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1876403006
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: VFS: Using index file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/app_settings/static_index.db2 and data file /home/jessica/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/app_settings/static_data.db2
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Initializing window...
SDL_GL_LoadLibrary('(null)') failed! Could not load OpenGL library: libnvidia-tls.so.1: cannot handle TLS data
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: Unloading all GL symbols...
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z WARNING: LLWindowManager::create() : Error creating window.
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z WARNING: Unable to create window, be sure screen is set at 32-bit color in Control Panels->Display->Settings
2006-05-12T19:12:27Z INFO: remove_marker_file()

That highlighted bit looks suspicious to me ...

Immediately after, all GL symbols are unloaded

Maybe the X log file will give more info, but that does looks strange, like an OpenGL problem... Incomplete nvidia install maybe?

A couple of thoughts: I remember I had some problems a while back with tls and nvidia (I think it was some kernel related problem). I can't remember the error messages I used to get, but the fix was to install the nvidia drivers with the option --force-tls=classic

But probably the best option first is to try reinstalling the latest nvidia drivers. There is a possiblity that a package that you installed after your graphics drivers has overwritten stuff from your nvidia install.. (or if you upgraded the kernel and did not update nvidia, it will not work as expected).

Lastly, can you please confirm you have DefaultDepth 24 (not 32) in your xorg.conf file? Some info about your distro would also help with more specific advice.

i appear to be having the same exact problem, my xorg.conf is correctly set to default depth 24.

2006-05-18T18:46:21Z WARNING: LLDir_Linux not fully implemented!
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Marker file isn't locked.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Checking marker file for lock...
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Marker file created.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Removing message.log
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Exiting init_marker_file().
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Opening debug file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/logs/debug_info.log
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Second Life version 1.9.0
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Local time: 2006-05-18T11:46:21 PDT
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: CPU info:
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 6 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 1667.582 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug: no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 3284.99
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Memory info:
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z MemTotal: 515208 kB MemFree: 92664 kB Buffers: 22236 kB Cached: 250356 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 242784 kB Inactive: 157260 kB HighTotal: 0 kB HighFree: 0 kB LowTotal: 515208 kB LowFree: 92664 kB SwapTotal: 1028120 kB SwapFree: 1028120 kB Dirty: 8 kB Writeback: 0 kB Mapped: 189640 kB Slab: 13512 kB Committed_AS: 170848 kB PageTables: 1224 kB VmallocTotal: 516056 kB VmallocUsed: 22968 kB VmallocChunk: 489940 kB
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: OS info: Linux 2.6.9-nitro4 #3 Wed Feb 2 14:43:27 PST 2005 i686
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Loading feature tables.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Using configuration file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/user_settings/settings.ini
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: LLControlGroup::loadFromFile unable to open.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Loading art table from viewerart.ini
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Loading base colors from colors_base.ini
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Loading user colors from colors.ini
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Default vfs data file not present, found /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Old salt: 1
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z WARNING: Bad or missing vfx index file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z WARNING: Removing old vfs data file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Renaming /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/. to /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1484138243
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Renaming /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1 to /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1484138243
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Pre-sized VFS data file to 524288000 bytes
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: VFS: Using index file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/index.db2.x.1484138243 and data file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/SecondLife/cache/data.db2.x.1484138243
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: VFS: Using index file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/app_settings/static_index.db2 and data file /home/drumaholik/SecondLife_1_9_0_21/app_settings/static_data.db2
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Initializing window...
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: QUEUED THREAD STARTING
SDL_GL_LoadLibrary('(null)') failed! Could not load OpenGL library: libnvidia-tls.so.1: cannot handle TLS data
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: Unloading all GL symbols...
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z WARNING: LLWindowManager::create() : Error creating window.
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z WARNING: Unable to create window, be sure screen is set at 32-bit color in Control Panels->Display->Settings
2006-05-18T18:46:21Z INFO: remove_marker_file()


Heres the relevant part of /var/log/Xorg.0.log i think

(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(--) NVIDIA(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xD0000000
(--) NVIDIA(0): MMIO registers at 0xDE000000
(II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU detected as: GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

heres some more info:

$ glxinfo
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
server glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce FX 5200 Ultra/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
OpenGL version string: 2.0.2 NVIDIA 87.56

xorg.cong
Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia GeForce"
Driver "nvidia"
#VideoRam 131072
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "nvidia GeForce"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24

nvidia-kernel-1.0.8756
nvidia-glx-1.0.8756

I think it is a problem with your nvidia driver install. do apt-get purge nvidia*, apt-get update, apt-get install nvidia-glx nvidia-kernel and then try ctrl alt del.

If that doesn't work, uninstall your packaged nvidia drivers, install the kernel headers, and install the nvidia drivers downloaded from the nvidia site.

well im using gentoo an di just emerged a new version of nvidia-kernel and nvidia-glx, i still get the same error. So my drivers are upto date, it must be something else.

did some searching on the gentoo forums and found a solution.

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-345561-highlight-handle+tls+data.html

It works now but everything renders so slow in SL i dont know if its cuz its alpha or my video settings.

Sorry.. didn't realise you are using gentoo..

From your description, and the link, it looks like there is something wrong with the gentoo nvidia modules, or something is overwriting them or conflicting.

Have you tried uninstalling the packaged drivers and installing the drivers direct from nvidia.com?

It seems really weird to install both the tls and the non-tls version at the same time. If you install the drivers from nvidia, it will detect what you need and install only one or the other.

I presume you are using a 2.6.x kernel?

Edit: did you see this thread:

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-463106-highlight-tls.html