Kodi Community Forum - Error - OpenGL rendering

Hello

I have an Asrock nettop 330 ION box where i have ubuntu 9.04 and xbmc. (I had followed this guide to install xbmc: http://www.xbmc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=54705

Yesterday i updated my system and today i want to start xbmc. But i got an error when i try to start xbmc.

"Error
XBMC needs hardware accelerated OpenGL rendering. Install an appropirate graphic driver".

Anyone knows how to solve this ? Smile

(sorry for my english and btw im new to linux)

I had this issue to and after I verified I had the correct video drivers installed, I had to restart the x server.

To do that (the easy way) just go to the shutdown button, but LOG OFF, then log back in.

Should work after that. (For some reason rebooting doesn't do it properly)

#Grunyan thank you

I tried to log off and then log in. After that the error disappears but when i start XBMC I see the black screen with the text XBMC and then it goes back to the desktop ? :-S

zarn Wrote:#Grunyan thank you

I tried to log off and then log in. After that the error disappears but when i start XBMC I see the black screen with the text XBMC and then it goes back to the desktop ? :-S

By the sounds of it you're trying to install Nvidia drivers under x64?

If so, try from a commandline:

Code:
sudo sh NVIDIA-*.run --compat32-prefix=/usr --compat32-libdir=lib32 --compat32-chroot=

If you're getting errors saying you're on a modular build of X11 and can not find the directories, blah blah, include this into the install:

Code:
--x-module-path=/usr/lib/xorg/modules --x-library-path=/usr/lib

#Gryph thanks

No I have installed a x32 version of Ubuntu desktop and a x32 Nvidia driver. My problem is XBMC. When i try to start it, it shows me the black screen with the XBMC logo and then it goes back to the desktop? maybe it has something to do with the Nvidia driver ?

Post a debug log from XBMC as it might tell you what's going on inside XBMC and what happens right before is crashes.

Sticky: [LINUX] HOW-TO post about a problem in a useful manner

#Maxim thanks

In my home folder i found alot of xbmc crash logs.

I have pasted the last crash log here http://pastebin.com/m6741cadb

Maybe someone can see what is wrong ? Smile

http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=398913&postcount=2

#Maxim

Thank you very much :-D

Your link solved the problem. XBMC works fine now and I can see my movies again Big Grin

This fixed it for me after an update of the live version.

Code:
cd /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions

sudo mv libglx.so libglx.so.default

sudo ln -s libglx.so.1 libglx.so

From: http://forum.xbmc.org/showpost.php?p=503443&postcount=2