Hi all,

I just did a Ubuntu-server 7.04 install on an old G3/ppc. Everything went well and after installing xorg/pd/gem, pd would crash on gemwin 'create'. After a few hours of tinkering I replaced libgl1-mesa-glx with libgl1-mesa-swx11:

$ apt-get remove libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-swx11+

...and everything worked!

I then reinstalled the entire system to make sure my replacement hunch was correct (because i did a lot of other hacking that might have confilicted, etc)

It all worked after a new install + xorg and glx replacement with swx11.

I was just wondering if anyone knows of this - specifically libgl1-mesa-swx11 and why glx fails to work in creating a gemwin. I did some searching and found little info on swx11....

One thing that i noticed is that apt-get wants to remove 'xorg' and all dependencies. It removes xorg but keeps everthing else (xserver-xorg etc). Things seem to work fine but i still get a 'run apt-get autoremove' warning to remove all 100 or so xorg dependencies everytime i use apt-get....

...any info would be super!

I'm documenting my progress for use in a tutorial for noobs on 'bringing low-end systems back to life for artists' which might eventually become a more formalized workshop/class. Any help is apprieciated!

best mark

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