From: Simon C. <sim...@go...> - 2008-12-16 13:07:12
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On 16/12/2008, Jon Elson <el...@pi...> wrote: > I just got OpenGL running again after a disastrous mess with a Linux > kernel update that broke the Nvidia driver. > I am using their "legacy" driver for a GeForce4 MX440 board. After > going back to the old kernel and reinstalling the driver, I finally got > glxgears to run again without crashing Xorg. But, Flight Gear doesn't > run. I know I've seen this error before, but can't remember what to do... > > I am running fgfs 0.9 until I get a new graphics card with more memory. > > glxgears DOES run, at ~2100 FPS. > > When I start fgfs, I get : > $ fgfs > Model Author: Unknown > Creation Date: 2002-01-01 > Version: $Id: c172p.xml,v 1.17 2006-03-13 15:27:14 ehofman Exp $ > Description: Cessna C-172 > freeglut (fgfs): Failed to create cursor > freeglut ERROR: Function <glutSetCursor> called without first calling > 'glutInit'. > Are you running freeglut 2.4.0 instead of freeglut 2.2.0 ? This has been reported as a problem for FlightGear before in the past. BTW, I haven't tried the latest FlightGear RC2 yet, so I don't know if it's still an issue for the upcoming release. Simon. -- Simon Clubley sim...@go... |