$ /sbin/lspci | grep VGA bash: /sbin/lspci: No such file or directory] bmike1@PresarioLapTop1:~$ lspci | grep VGA 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler [Radeon HD 6250] as for xorg.conf.... there is none. there is an xorg.conf.fglrx-0 . the contents of it are: Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "aticonfig Layout" Screen 0 "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0 EndSection Section "Module" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0" Option "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver" Option "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor" Option "DPMS" "true" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "aticonfig-Device[0]-0" Driver "fglrx" BusID "PCI:0:1:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0" Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection I had tried to upgrade my video driver. there is an xorg.conf.original.... the contents of which are "no xorg.conf file existed when this backup was made" Should I rename xorg.conf.fglrx-0 to xorg.conf? On 1/6/14, Matt Graham wrote: > On 2014-01-06 10:59, Michael Havens wrote: >>  XBMC needs hardware accelerated OpenGL rendering. >>   Install an appropriate graphics driver. >> this suggests I uninstalled the driver because it WAS working. how >> did that happen? what should I install? > > The error message above means that the appropriate X module and kernel > module for your video card is either not installed or not configured > properly. What does "/sbin/lspci | grep VGA" tell you? I get "00:02.0 > VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE > Chipset" on this old computer; old card but it can do some accelerated > things with appropriate options. > > The vast majority of Intel, ATi, and nVidia graphics cards should have > hardware-accelerated 3D available in some form or another. nVidia cards > are a bit more difficult IME, but all are possible, and 3D on Intel > cards should be supported out of the box on just about any distro. > > It would also be useful to see your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. > > -- > Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress > There is no Darkness in Eternity > But only Light too dim for us to see. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss