If you are using the Nvidia drivers posted on the Nvidia web site then you MUST reinstall these drivers whenever you update ANY of the X-server software. If you replace the kernel you will be forced to reinstall the drivers but just replacing the X-server or the open GL code does not do this. Not reinstalling drivers when video code is replaced usually causes problems. It seems like every time RH updates any video code but does not upgrade the kernel at the same time there are complaints that Wine causes machines to crash. This is the reason.
gslink wrote:
If you are using the Nvidia drivers posted on the Nvidia web site then you MUST reinstall these drivers whenever you update ANY of the X-server software. If you replace the kernel you will be forced to reinstall the drivers but just replacing the X-server or the open GL code does not do this. Not reinstalling drivers when video code is replaced usually causes problems. It seems like every time RH updates any video code but does not upgrade the kernel at the same time there are complaints that Wine causes machines to crash. This is the reason.
X crashes for any OpenGL application in that case and not only wine.
bye michael
That's nothing to do with Wine nor does it make the "machine" crash. The nVidia driver works enough to run X and 2D but X closes itself if you do anything related to OpenGL (i.e. it'll happen even if you try and run glxinfo). I've never had it happen from an X update though, just minor kernel updates without recompiling the driver (i.e. 2.6.22-1 to 2.6.22-2).
Ben H.
gslink wrote:
If you are using the Nvidia drivers posted on the Nvidia web site then you MUST reinstall these drivers whenever you update ANY of the X-server software. If you replace the kernel you will be forced to reinstall the drivers but just replacing the X-server or the open GL code does not do this. Not reinstalling drivers when video code is replaced usually causes problems. It seems like every time RH updates any video code but does not upgrade the kernel at the same time there are complaints that Wine causes machines to crash. This is the reason.
It would be good if we had this as an FAQ entry somewhere.
Thanks, Scott Ritchie
On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 21:41 -0400, gslink wrote:
If you are using the Nvidia drivers posted on the Nvidia web site then you MUST reinstall these drivers whenever you update ANY of the X-server software. If you replace the kernel you will be forced to reinstall the drivers but just replacing the X-server or the open GL code does not do this. Not reinstalling drivers when video code is replaced usually causes problems. It seems like every time RH updates any video code but does not upgrade the kernel at the same time there are complaints that Wine causes machines to crash. This is the reason.
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