Can't start Second Life on fedora 12

[Riff Gaffer]

Originally Posted by JEO

Since snowglobe does not come with that mozilla-runtime-linux-i686 directory or the problem file, then the viewer should start up without the error and the patch is not needed.

well it's starts but it just grinds out impossible slowly

---------- Post added at 09:09 PM CST ---------- Previous post was at 07:33 PM CST ----------

quick update for those that may find this of benefit:

I updated my drivers using Leigh's guide and a few extra questions and now Snowglobe is running fine. Also if you use the Advanced Menu (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D) and use the HTTP Get in the Rendering menu it's a lot faster than standard viewer.

[CronoCloud]

Originally Posted by cswiii

Instead, after installing all/most of the packages listed in that thread -- although I am sure there is a bunch of unnecessary cruft in there -- lo and behold, SL client was up and running.


So: For x86_64 SL users, you need to make sure you have your good video drivers and install a wide array of 32-bit libs -- perhaps even more than you thought you would. And the GLX error might very well have little to do with your existing video configuration.

Yep, that's the key. New Fedora x86_64 user here, SL was practically the only thing I ever used the Windows laptop for (I ran Linux on my PS3). For me that GLX error was fixed when I installed some SDL libs that I'd missed. I found out I needed the i686 gstreamers too.

But it's running fine with sound, streaming and voice chat working. Runs better than it does in Win7 on this box.

Ron Rogers Jr. (CronoCloud)