[linux-audio-user] problem with snd

[Frank Pirrone]

Reuben Martin wrote:

>>>Sounds like whatever graphical display you are trying to use is
>>>trying to access an OpenGL related function (Or some kind of function
>>>that has to do with 3D). The nv driver used for Nvidia cards supports
>>>2D ONLY. I would recommend going to Nvidia's web site and downloading
>>>the latest driver and GLX driver that fits your distro configuration.
>>>Then see if that fixes your problem. Basically the message is telling
>>>you that it's trying to access something that simply does not exist
>>>for the display device.
>>>      
>>>
>>Or you might avoid the kernal stability and latency problems that some 
>>people have with the nvidia drivers by sticking with the nv X driver, 
>>and installing the version of the OpenGL shared library that does all 
>>the 3D magic in software and thus won't ask the X server to do it. It 
>>is probably in another RPM package, at least, that's the way SuSE has 
>>handled this.
>>    
>>
>
>I tried this but it was extremely slow. I didn't mess with it to see if
>I could get it to work better because I had no problems with the 
>Nvidia drivers.
>
>  
>
>>>Also, I doubt this is an ALSA problem, so always make sure that you
>>>check to be sure that you have narrowed the problem down to an ALSA
>>>specific problem before posting it on this list.
>>>      
>>>
>>Reuben Martin is confused as to which list he is responding to.
>>    
>>
>
>Oops. Sorry 'bout that. I tend to jump around reading from different
>lists and forget which one I'm on. My apologies.
>
>
>  
>
Reuben and all,

Thanks for the replies and suggestions.  I am now on the track of a 
solution.

Frank