Error (Couldn't initialize SDL: No available video device)

SDL Development
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Hi

I am having grave difficulties getting SDL 1.2.2 to work…

System Specs as follows:-

Debian “Potato” distribution
Nvidia Geforce 2MX
XFree 4.1.0
Nvidia GLX Drivers installed (Tested and working using GLUT)

In a nutshell, no matter what I do, I cannot get SDL to initialise. When I
ran ./configure I observed that the “Checking for OpenGL” was successful.

I’m sure I’m doing something daft but am at a dead end now… Can anyone
offer any advice.

Many thanks,

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How did you install the Nvidia drivers? By hand, or with the
nvidia-kernel-src / make-kpkg?> System Specs as follows:-

Debian “Potato” distribution
Nvidia Geforce 2MX
XFree 4.1.0
Nvidia GLX Drivers installed (Tested and working using GLUT)

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This is usually caused by SDL being unable to open the X display.
Try this in another window: xhost + localhost

See ya,
-Sam Lantinga, Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment