Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

elasticdog · 2006-01-14 17:13:34

I just installed OpenOffice 2.0 including the spelling pack for english, and can't quite get things working. At first when I tried loading it from the menu, nothing would happend. I then checked the wiki and ended up running <code>/opt/openoffice/program/soffice</code>, and nothing happened again...until I ran it as root.

After logging out and logging back on, OpenOffice loaded up as a regular user, but then had all sorts of problems...when I tried to close it, the window just froze. I minimized it and brought it back, and it came back as just a blank window, but still would not close.

I also just upgraded to a new video card, a GeForce 6200, and as part of the instructions on the wiki, disabled the DRI section in my <code>xorg.conf</code> file. Could that be what's causing my issues? Is there any way I will be able to run OpenOffice correctly not as root?

Lone_Wolf · 2006-01-15 13:16:52

I am using OO 2 with the proprietary Nvidia driver and have no problems running it as regular user, so your problem must be with something else ?

I using the arch stock kernel and KDE 3.5, everything updated to the latest stand.

elasticdog · 2006-01-15 16:26:30

Well, that does answer my question of if it's possible. Did you follow the same procedure to install?

$ sudo pacman -S openoffice-base
...
$ sudo /opt/openoffice/program/soffice

Lone_Wolf · 2006-01-16 21:12:27

If i remember correctly i used this for install :

pacman -S openoffice-base openoffice-spell-en openoffice-spell-nl

i ran it from console as root, WITHOUT X/KDE running.
Then i used startx as regular user, and started Open Office Calc from the KDE menu.

elasticdog · 2006-01-19 15:59:17

Hmmm...I haven't had the chance to really fool around with this yet, but it's still freezing every time I run it. Sometimes I can get the main screen to pop up, but as soon as I try to save or exit (or anything really) it all goes to hell. Is there a specific log file for OpenOffice somewhere that might give me some clues?

Lone_Wolf, did you comment out the DRI section in your <code>xorg.conf</code>, or did you leave it as it was?

Lone_Wolf · 2006-01-19 23:12:30

I think these are the relevant parts of my xorg.conf file.

Section "Module"
        Load  "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor
#    Load  "GLcore"
    Load  "dbe"
#    Load  "dri"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "glx"
        Load  "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
    Load  "type1"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "record"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "nvidia"
    VendorName  "All"
    BoardName   "All"
EndSection

#Section "DRI"
#    Mode 0666
#EndSection

Edit :
I am using the arch stock kernel

elasticdog · 2006-01-20 00:58:33

Hmmm...that looks like what I've got. The nVIDIA instructions said to comment out the <code>DRI</code> stuff, so that should be correct.

elasticdog · 2006-01-25 13:51:10

[SOLVED] This turned out to be a separate issue regarding permissions on the <code>~/openoffice.org2/</code> folder, not DRI related as I had orginally thought. See this thread for details...

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#1 2006-01-14 17:13:34

Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

#2 2006-01-15 13:16:52

Re: Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

#3 2006-01-15 16:26:30

Re: Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

#4 2006-01-16 21:12:27

Re: Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

#5 2006-01-19 15:59:17

Re: Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

#6 2006-01-19 23:12:30

Re: Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

#7 2006-01-20 00:58:33

Re: Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

#8 2006-01-25 13:51:10

Re: Is OpenOffice without DRI Set Possible? [SOLVED]

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