On Fri January 4 2008, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> $ ls -1l libglx.so* > >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Dec 31 03:03 libglx.so -> > >> libglx.so.169.04 > >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 763496 Dec 3 22:25 libglx.so.169.04 > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 429010 Dec 21 18:43 libglx.so.software > > > > could you explain that process a little more please, I may want to do > > that. My system breaks every time there is an update it seems.. > > I have the GEForce 7300 card, running Lenny and I usually end up trying > > the NVIDIA*.run 3 or four times before it works, rebooting, X crashes... > > repeat... > > Sorry for not specifying the directory where libglx.so lives: > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions > > If libglx.so is not a link, then I force it to be a symlink from > libglx.so.NNN.NN. paulandcilla:/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions# ls -l total 960 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19291 2007-10-20 08:17 libdbe.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35695 2007-10-20 08:17 libdri.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 148368 2007-10-20 08:17 libextmod.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 2007-12-15 11:05 libglx.so -> libglx.so.100.14.19 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 695048 2007-12-15 11:05 libglx.so.100.14.19 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27925 2007-10-20 08:17 librecord.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40017 2007-10-20 08:17 libxtrap.so
does this mean mine already has a simlink? -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 Registered Ubuntu User #12459