How to install openGL under Linux Debian

[NighTiger]

Hi everybody,
I would like beginnig to study this libraries, but when I trie to run the program I received this text

Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".

I've just installed the GLX kenerl source and drivers

ii nvidia-glx 1.0.4496-2.1 NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x driver
ii nvidia-kernel- 1.0.4496-2.1 NVIDIA binary kernel module source

And when X run I received this

(EE) [GLX]: Failed to add GLX extension (NVIDIA XFree86 driver not
found)

How can I make to correct this errors and, finally, can run the opengl program?
bye

[FermatSpiral]

Have you followed the instructions at /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx/README.Debian?

In particular the part about modifying /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

[NighTiger]

Originally posted by FermatSpiral:
Have you followed the instructions at /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx/README.Debian?

In particular the part about modifying /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

I haven't /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx/README.Debian

[jmg]

Are there other .deb's from nvidia's site that contain the docs you need?

[zen]

I really doubt you managed to get an X server with no glx extension on debian so make sure that the line:
Load "glx"
appears in the "Module" section. It's probably just not configured to load the extension you need.

[NighTiger]

Originally posted by zen:
I really doubt you managed to get an X server with no glx extension on debian so make sure that the line:
Load "glx"
appears in the "Module" section. It's probably just not configured to load the extension you need.

I've modified the X file config with Load "glx" but I received this text

(EE) [GLX]: Failed to add GLX extension (NVIDIA XFree86 driver not
found)

[zen]

Have you compiled/installed the nvidia driver? Just downloading the packages isn't enough as they're just installers. You have to run the installer (not sure of the name, 'nvidia-installer' I think) and it will download and setup the drivers for X and the kernel.

[NighTiger]

Originally posted by zen:
Have you compiled/installed the nvidia driver? Just downloading the packages isn't enough as they're just installers. You have to run the installer (not sure of the name, 'nvidia-installer' I think) and it will download and setup the drivers for X and the kernel.

no I haven't 'nvidia-installer'...
but How I compile the package???

[NighTiger]

okkey....

I've found tha package under /usr/src

I've installed it "tar xvzf package.tgz"

Now I've readed the Readme.Debian, but I don't understand what I must do for compile the modules and install it...

[zen]

Well I'm not sure as I don't have the debian packages(I have the ones that nvidia ships), but there should be some installation instructions(usually file named INSTALL) in the package or maybe /usr/share/docs.
Do dpkg -L xxx where xxx are the debian package names (nvidia-glx, nvidia-kernel) to see what files they contain and where they are. Look for documentation. Sorry I can't help out more. I would install the debian packages myself but that means that I'll have to re download the drivers I have allready downloaded from nvidia(~8MB) so I'll do it when the drivers get updated.