R help - May 2007 - error: GLX extension missing on server

Hi List,

when loading library(rgl) I get error "RGL: GLX extension missing on
server". I have Mesa and xgl  installed, but xgl info sais its an highly
experimental code. Does this mean I shouldn't bother for a while with
opengl or are there alternatives?

Any help appreciated

Thanx
Herry

R 2.4.1 on x86_64 opensuse 10.2

Dr Alexander Herr - Herry
Spatial and statistical analyst
CSIRO, Sustainable Ecosystems
Davies Laboratory,
University Drive, Douglas, QLD 4814 
Private Mail Bag, Aitkenvale, QLD 4814
 
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This is an X11 server issue, not a library one.  In my xorg.conf I have

Section "Module"
         Load  "fbdevhw"
         Load  "record"
         Load  "freetype"
         Load  "type1"
         Load  "vnc"
         Load  "glx"
         Load  "dbe"
         Load  "extmod"
EndSection

and you may need something similar.  GLX is an X11 extension, but I would 
have expected it to be there in a vanilla configuration, so please talk t 
your sysadmins.


On Fri, 18 May 2007, Alexander.Herr at csiro.au wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> when loading library(rgl) I get error "RGL: GLX extension missing on
> server". I have Mesa and xgl  installed, but xgl info sais its an
highly
> experimental code. Does this mean I shouldn't bother for a while with
> opengl or are there alternatives?
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Thanx
> Herry
>
> R 2.4.1 on x86_64 opensuse 10.2
>
> Dr Alexander Herr - Herry
> Spatial and statistical analyst
> CSIRO, Sustainable Ecosystems
> Davies Laboratory,
> University Drive, Douglas, QLD 4814
> Private Mail Bag, Aitkenvale, QLD 4814
>
> Phone/www
> (07) 4753 8510; 4753 8650(fax)
> Home: http://herry.ausbats.org.au
> Webadmin ABS: http://ausbats.org.au
> Sustainable Ecosystems: http://www.cse.csiro.au/
>
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