Help! Ubuntu 6.10 w/9755 Nvidia driver

Running Ubuntu 6.10 EdgyEfts on an HP Pavilion 7030 Media Center Laptop.
Pentium 4, 3 Ghz procesors with 2 gigs RAM
Nvidia GeForce FX Go5600 video card with 128Mb memory.
vBios version 04.31.20.46.bb
uname -r = 2.6.17-11-generic
Nvidia driver version 1.0-9755

Setting Xorg.conf to Color Depth 32 gives error that 32 is not supported!
nvidia-installer.0.log says Color Depth 24 pixmap at 32 Bpp (???)

Is anyone else having problems getting 32-bit Color Depth?

Thanks in advance!

FYI Color Depth of 24 is 32 BPP. It's a bit confusing, and I'm not sure of all the details, but your xorg.conf should be set to 24 as the default level range. I run the same exact OS/Driver and have mine set to 24. HTH

Ok, so that means that the driver and set-up are correct, but SL still crashes and gives me the "window creation error" with a note to set color depth to 32 and make sure the drivers sure configured correctly.

HELP!

It may be a DRI issue.

I'm not sure about your configs, I'll suggest, just in case:

Run:
glxinfo |grep -i rendering

and you should see the following:
direct rendering: Yes

(if you run without the grep, it will be in the top few lines of the ouput, I think).

If you don't see "direct rendering: Yes" or if it says "No"
then
make sure your xorg.conf loads the nvidia module and not the stock standard nv

also
comment out like this:
# Load "GLcore"
# Load "dri"

and add like this:
Load "glx"


And try again

What they said plus... If you re-run the nvidia installer and at the end, let it make it's own changes to the xorg.conf file it should sort itself out.
That or you may have upgrade problems? Have you got bits of an old Nvidia install still embedded in your /etc/init.d directory? I can't remember where I read that one, but google is your friend.

Thanks Yasmin and Fluf.

Here is the pertinent parts of xorg.conf. Anything I should add or subtract? I will check the init.d folder for scraps, too.

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

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 28.0 - 72.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 60.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV31M [GeForce FX Go5600]"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "NVIDIA Corporation NV31M [GeForce FX Go5600]"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP"
Option "RenderAccel" "true"
Option "BackingStore" "true"
Option "RandRRotation" "true"
Option "CoolBits" "1"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevides" "CRT,TV"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1440x900"
EndSubSection
EndSection

P.S.
Checked /etc/init.d and the only nvidia files there are nvidia-glx and nvidia-kernel. Is that correct?

and glxinfo | grep rendering gives me a message: unable to open display (null)

Any clues?

Thanks for all the help!

Typo?

Yes, good catch! But that isn't the problem. The problem is the same with or without that option mentioned, enabled or disabled, even when spelled correctly.

Is there anyone out there using Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy with the 9755 Nvidia drivers?
If so, please post your WORKING xorg.conf here so we all can see what is working for you. Please? Pretty Please?

It turns out the whole problem I have been having getting SL to run is that I was trying to run it from a terminal window (CTL-ALT-F1).

When I did it by double-clicking the run file from the desktop (gdm) it worked perfectly!

Maybe we should make a note of that in the FAQs.

Two things. First of all, why would you run X apps from the console, rather than from an xterm or similar? Also, if you correctly set your DISPLAY variable, running from the console should, in theory, have worked.

"Two things. First of all, why would you run X apps from the console, rather than from an xterm or similar? Also, if you correctly set your DISPLAY variable, running from the console should, in theory, have worked."

1. Where is it stated that the SL client is an "X app"? Hmmm. Didn't see that in the readme file.

2. I repeatedly asked for assistance on this forum for help in setting up my configurations.

At least MY post provides HELPFUL information. Thanks.

It's indirectly written in the README-linux.txt:

2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Minimum requirements:
[...]
      **NOTE**: Second Life absolutely requires you to have recent, correctly-
      configured OpenGL 3D drivers for your hardware - the graphics drivers
      that came with your operating system may not be good enough!  See the
      TROUBLESHOOTING section if you encounter problems starting Second Life.

OpenGL requires a working, compatible implementation of X11. Therefore, you have your "the SL client is an X App" implicit statement.

"Residents are encouraged to try the viewer on the Linux OS of their choice and report any issues encountered in the newly created Linux client forum page.

"Please visit the Second Life Linux Alpha forum to get news, find out about known issues and share data with other alpha testers."
--------------------------------------------------------

That's what I did. I thought I was contributing by letting other Linux newbs, (like myself), know what not to do.

Thanks for all your help.