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  • OpenGL problem with xscreensaver

    From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Mon May 3 12:32:08 2021
    After the latest update of the nVidia drivers, xscreensaver refuses to
    run. The error message is:

    "Couldn't create glcontext for visual 0x21" (or 0x24.)

    This is an upstream error; it has been found on Arch Linux and Mint. A
    user on Mint got everything working by reinstalling the previous
    version, then (of course) his system offered the update. Mageia has an
    answer for that; add the package to /etc/urpmi/skip.list.

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.21 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: Aioe.org NNTP Server (2:250/1@fidonet)
  • From Doug Laidlaw@2:250/1 to All on Mon May 3 17:25:57 2021
    On 3/5/21 9:32 pm, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
    After the latest update of the nVidia drivers, xscreensaver refuses to run.  The error message is:

    "Couldn't create glcontext for visual 0x21" (or 0x24.)

    This is an upstream error; it has been found on Arch Linux and Mint.  A user on Mint got everything working by reinstalling the previous
    version, then (of course) his system offered the update.  Mageia has an answer for that; add the package to /etc/urpmi/skip.list.

    Some DEs repackage xscreensaver as the official screensaver for the DE.
    Since the problem is not there, but in the video driver, that may not
    be enough to avoid the bug. Anybody running the nouveau driver should
    not have a problem.

    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.21 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)
    * Origin: Aioe.org NNTP Server (2:250/1@fidonet)