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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 06 2004 - 11:14:26 CST

Hi,
  The problem you describe sounds like an out-of-date XFree86
configuration file. If you read the NVidia driver installation
instructions carefully, they detail a couple of steps where you must
modify the XFree86 configuration file to remove some lines that are
place there by default, replacing them with lines for the NVidia driver.
If you forgot to do this, it would cause the problems you describe.
Double-check the NVidia installation instructions for the specifics.

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 06:02:14PM +0100, Sylvain EDALEINE wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to configure a PC with vmd.
> I have a NVIDIA QUADRO FX 1100 graphic card and i've installed the
> nvidia driver and activated the stereo.
> My problem is :
>
> When i start the PC in text mode (id=3 in inittab file) and i write the
> command startx(to start the graphic mode) , the driver start normaly and
> vmd run normaly.
>
> But when I start the PC in graphic mode (id=5 in inittab file) the
> nvidia driver seems not start (i don't see the nvidia logo) and so vmd
> can't start. When I start vmd i have this message "the X server does not
> support the Open GL extension" and a few second later the program close.
>
> Can you help me please
> --
>
> Cordialement,
>
> Sylvain EDALEINE
>
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> Immeuble le Stephenson
> Les domaines de la gare
> 07100 ANNONAY
>
> Tel: 04 75 69 00 40
> Fax: 04 75 69 00 48
>
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> 

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