[vtkusers] Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0"

[Jeff Lee]

which config file did you edit?  on many redhat systems, the correct one 
is XF86Config-4.  you can tell which the system is using by looking at 
/var/log/XFree86.0.log.
-Jeff

Sambit Bhattacharya wrote:

>Hi Chris and Everyone,
>The initial XF86Config file did not have Load "dri" under Section "Module"
>and I was still getting that message. So I put that line in and still got
>the same message after restarting X. Does that mean direct rendering is
>still being tried inspite of the instructions in the XF86Config file ? And
>then is it true that direct rendering is still being done regardless of
>the message I am getting.
>Thanks for the help in understanding.
>Sambit.
>
>On Tue, 25 May 2004, Chris Scharver wrote:
>
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>>On May 25, 2004, at 11:26 AM, Sambit Bhattacharya wrote:
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>>>Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
>>>      
>>>
>>NVidia drivers do not contain DRI support.
>><https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=110124>
>>
>>You can edit /etc/X11/XFree86Config to disable loading the DRI
>>extension, and the error message will go away.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Chris
>>--
>>Chris Scharver
>>Electronic Visualization Laboratory
>>The University of Illinois at Chicago
>>Ph: 312-996-3002   FAX: 312-413-7585
>><http://www.evl.uic.edu/scharver/>
>>
>>
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