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Problems with SL Client in Ubuntu Breezy

Xavi Dale
Registered User
Join date: 8 Jun 2006
Posts: 4
10-01-2006 14:38
Hi, I have a problem running SL in ubuntu. I have this error:

2006-10-01T23:34:42Z INFO: Initializing window...
2006-10-01T23:34:42Z INFO: createContext, fullscreen=0 size=800x600
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: createContext: creating window 800x600x32
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: createContext: window creation failure. SDL: Couldn't find matching GLX visual
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: destroyContext begins
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: shutdownGL begins
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: SDL_QuitSS/VID begins
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z WARNING: OSMessageBox: Window creation error
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: Skipping quitCursors: mWindow already gone.
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: destroyContext begins
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: shutdownGL begins
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: SDL_QuitSS/VID begins
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z WARNING: LLWindowManager::create() : Error creating window.
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z WARNING: Unable to create window, be sure screen is set at 32-bit color in Control Panels->Display->Settings
2006-10-01T23:34:43Z INFO: remove_marker_file()

My screen is in 32bit color depth and 1280x1024, what happens? I've used SL in Linspire and it worked.
Anybody know what happens?


Thanks,
Xavi Dale
Merrick Moose
Registered User
Join date: 20 Oct 2005
Posts: 191
10-01-2006 19:37
Be sure to have the drivers (nVidia or ATI) installed for you video card. You must have accelerated graphics for SL to run. On Ubuntu running with nVidia you will need the nvidia-glx package and the other dependents on that. ATI uses a driver that should be supplied in a similar package since all non-free drivers are in that package.
Xavi Dale
Registered User
Join date: 8 Jun 2006
Posts: 4
10-02-2006 09:55
Thank You! ;)

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