Problems with OpenGL - a sticky topic suggestion

[tomek-k]

Hi. I have a suggestion of a topic that could be created and sticked.

From time to time some people have problems with OpenGL drivers and some of them don't search the forum to find a solution but ask again and again the same questions.

There could be a sticky thread about problems with OpenGL that could explain every issue that has been mentioned so far.

The topic would be written by many people who know some OpenGL related problems and know how to solve them
It would not be a place to ask questions, but only to give answers for questions that a newby might ask.

What do you think about it?

The first things that come to my mind are:

Under Linux:

Problem: Sys_Error: GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem
Known solutions:

1:in console run:

Code: [Select]

export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libGL.so.1
and then run tremulous

2: ...


There could be some general info before the descriptions (in the initial post) like:
Make sure you have installed the latest OpenGL drivers...
that could be also divided into sections for windows, linux, mac os x:

Linux:
If you use nVidia card then you should install the drivers from nVidia as the default kernel module doesn't support 3D acceleration.

Windows:
Make sure that you use the graphics drivers from your card's vendor/manufacturer as the default Windows drivers from Microsoft don't support hardware 3D acceleration in OpenGL mode

[David]

Sounds like a good idea.