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primetoxinz

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Registered: 2016-04-13

Posts: 1

Steam glXChooseVisual failed with nvidia drivers [solved-idk how]

when ever I start Steam it errors with

glXChooseVisual failedMain.cpp (307) : Assertion Failed: Fatal Error: glXChooseVisual failed
Assert( Assertion Failed: Fatal Error: glXChooseVisual failed ):Main.cpp:307

lib32-nvidia-libgl is installed and nvidia works elsewhere

any ideas?

somehow solved by uninstalling all .so with GL in the name and reinstalling....

Last edited by primetoxinz (2016-04-13 23:40:42)

lastchancetosee

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From: Berlin

Registered: 2009-02-19

Posts: 131

Re: Steam glXChooseVisual failed with nvidia drivers [solved-idk how]

I had the same problem. I'm pretty sure it was related to lib32-libgl-nvidia v361.28.
Today I upgraded the nvidia stuff to 364.16 and the problem disappeared. That's likely what you did, too, by removing and reinstalling.

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portaloffreedom

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Registered: 2014-12-06

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Re: Steam glXChooseVisual failed with nvidia drivers [solved-idk how]

Just had the same problem today with a fresh install.
Installing libvdpau and lib32-libvdpau fixed it.

Not sure why though

circleface

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Registered: 2012-05-26

Posts: 639

Re: Steam glXChooseVisual failed with nvidia drivers [solved-idk how]

Please do not necrobump old threads.

jasonwryan

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From: .nz

Registered: 2009-05-09

Posts: 30,426

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Re: Steam glXChooseVisual failed with nvidia drivers [solved-idk how]

Indeed: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping.22

Closing

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