Re: Is OpenGL required ?
 

But... but.. but that sounds like work ! Oh well...

Re: Is OpenGL required ?
 

Are you sure you meant mesa and not vesa ?

I tried Kubuntu 6.06 livec/install, and in 'safe graphics' mode it has 'vesa' in xorg.conf . And the funny thing is, glxgears works.

I copied both xorg.conf and lsmod output from livecd for further analysis, but no matter what I do I can't reproduce the effect. (jerky, but spinning glxgears on vesa drivers). Any ideas how to get it to work ?
I already found someone with spare Geforce2MX, but if I could manage without buying it, even for 'symbolic' price...

Re: Is OpenGL required ?
 

* nvidea, vesa, nv <--- 2D video drivers. They are completely unrelated to 3D (I suspect in some distant future they will become obsolete, too)
* mesa, fglrx, nvidia <--- 3D opengl libraries/drivers. I have no doubt there is some Debian command to switch to the mesa lib, try google http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif