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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #106652
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 106652

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magi (magnus-hagdorn-marsupium) wrote : Re: [Bug 106652] Re: glx problems with xserver-xorg-video-ati->resolved

On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 08:20 +0000, domak wrote:
> resolved!!!!!!!!!
> Long time ago, when ati broke the 3D support on ati 92000 card with its propriaritary driver, I used a workaround by creating a symbolic link between libGL and an older version of libGL:
> /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.propriaritary_lib_before_broken_support
>
> after, ati finally announced that they will not support anymore ati
> 9200. I switched to the excellent free radeon driver. With this free
> driver my symbolic link was on /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 but I forgot to
> remove the propriaritary lib.
>
> After the edgy to feisty migration, I don't know why but the symbolinc
> link was on the libGL.so.propriaritary_lib_before_broken_support.
>
> So, I deleted the symbolic link (and the old lib) and recreate a new one
> on /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2. It works fine and I even have the desktop
> effect.
>
 I can confirm that this indeed solved the problem. Hm, I wonder why the
old lib was not purged.
Anyway, hopefully someone with a similar problem will find this
solution.
Cheers
magi