I have downloaded the newest Nexuiz version, this is my first time installing it. I have unziped the .zip file, and when I navigate to

Count@ninja:~/Nexuiz$

and enter

./nexuiz-linux-glx.sh

I get

Console initialized.
Nexuiz Linux 17:03:05 Dec 12 2006
Trying to load library... "libz.so.1" - loaded.
Compressed files support enabled
Added packfile data/common-spog.pk3 (26 files)
Added packfile data/data20061212.pk3 (2884 files)
Trying to load library... "libcurl.so.3" - loaded.
cURL support enabled
Initializing client
Trying to load library... "libvorbis.so.0" - loaded.
Trying to load library... "libvorbisfile.so.3" - loaded.
Ogg Vorbis support enabled
couldn't exec config.cfg
couldn't exec data/campaign.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
Starting video system
Video: fullscreen 800x600x32x60hz
Loading OpenGL driver libGL.so.1
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered, Depth visual
Desired video mode fail, trying fallbacks...
Video: fullscreen 800x600x32x60hz
Loading OpenGL driver libGL.so.1
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered, Depth visual
Video: fullscreen 800x600x16x60hz
Loading OpenGL driver libGL.so.1
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered, Depth visual
Video: fullscreen 640x480x16x60hz
Loading OpenGL driver libGL.so.1
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered, Depth visual
Video: window 640x480x16x60hz
Loading OpenGL driver libGL.so.1
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Couldn't get an RGB, Double-buffered, Depth visual
Quake Error: Video modes failed

With ./nexuiz-linux-sdl.sh I get an error message also, but it is much longer so I am going to leave it out unless requested. Hopefully this is enough information, and thanks in advance for the help. I really want to be able to play Nexuiz!

Do you have the proper video drivers installed?

Shoe wrote:Do you have the proper video drivers installed?

I believe I do, my graphics card is nvidia, albeit not a very new one. I also installed nvidia-glx, but that does not seem to have any effect.

The error message really looks like nvidia driver are NOT installed or at least not correctly.
Please try

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glxinfo | grep -i 'direct\|vendor'

in a shell it should output

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direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation

if your drivers are installed correctly.
I use debian which ubuntu is based upon and normaly one has to install nvidia-kernel-source, follow the steps in the readme to compile the kernel modules, install them and them install nvidia-glx.

If your card is a Geforce2 or older, you will need nvidia-glx-legacy - otherwise the nvidia-glx is the correct package. The dependencies are correctly set to pull in all the required modules, and nothing else needs installing.

In your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, you should have a section like:

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Section "Device"
  identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]"
  boardname "nv"
  busid "PCI:1:0:0"
  driver "nvidia"
  screen 0
EndSection

the important bit being the "nvidia" bit - if it says "nv" then you are still using the open-souce, non-accelerated driver. To enable the "nvidia" driver after installing it you need to tell X to actually use it - open a terminal and type:

Dapper or earlier:

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sudo nvidia-glx-config enable

Edgy:

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sudo nvidia-xconfig

Lastly you need to restart X - ctrl-alt-Backspace
The Nvidia logo should briefly pop up and then you are good to go.


hth

My graphics card is a Riva TNT2, and because of the upgrade from 6.06 to 6.10 I had to use a script called envy http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html which is the only way that x will work for me. Also, I also have installed the nvidia-glx-legacy before, and then x crashes on next startup of the computer. But, with using the envy script, I do get the nvidia logo coming up on a white screen every time I start my computer. And, now after looking at the link, it says that there is an update that fixes a problem with the legacy driver. I am going to install it and then report back, thank you for the help so far!

Edit: New version did not fix the problem, also, here is the section of /etc/X11.conf

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NV6 [Vanta/Vanta LT]"
Driver "nvidia"
BusID "PCI:1:5:0"
Option "UseFBDev" "true"