[visionegg] pygame.error: Couldn't find matching GLX visual

Dear all,

after installation I tried to run the demo target.py from the website.
After the splash screen I got this error message:

/home/sfg/src# python target.py 
2004-04-14 10:28:14,727 (2027) INFO: Script target.py started Vision Egg
0.9.9 with process id 2027. 2004-04-14 10:28:25,855 (2027) INFO:
Requesting fullscreen 640 x 480 32 bpp (8 8 8 0 RGBA). 2004-04-14
10:28:25,919 (2027) CRITICAL: Traceback (most recent call last):  File
"target.py", line 21, in ?    screen = get_default_screen()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/VisionEgg/Core.py", line 674,
in get_default_screen    return Screen.create_default()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/VisionEgg/Core.py", line 597,
in create_default    hide_mouse=VisionEgg.config.VISIONEGG_HIDE_MOUSE)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/VisionEgg/Core.py", line 241,
in __init__    pygame.display.set_mode(self.size, flags, try_bpp )
error: Couldn't find matching GLX visual

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "target.py", line 21, in ?
    screen = get_default_screen()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/VisionEgg/Core.py", line 674,
in get_default_screen    return Screen.create_default()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/VisionEgg/Core.py", line 597,
in create_default    hide_mouse=VisionEgg.config.VISIONEGG_HIDE_MOUSE)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/VisionEgg/Core.py", line 241,
in __init__    pygame.display.set_mode(self.size, flags, try_bpp )
pygame.error: Couldn't find matching GLX visual

System: Debian Testing, output of  check-config.py:

check-config.py for Vision Egg 0.9.5a2.
[2003/09/19 03:54:27 CVS revision 1.19]
Beginning configuration check.
VisionEgg version 0.9.9

VisionEgg modules in /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/VisionEgg
VisionEgg system directory /usr/VisionEgg
VisionEgg user directory /root/VisionEgg

Config file found at /usr/VisionEgg/VisionEgg.cfg

SYNCLYNC_PRESENT = 0
VISIONEGG_ALWAYS_START_LOGGING = 0
VISIONEGG_CONFIG_FILE = /usr/VisionEgg/VisionEgg.cfg
VISIONEGG_FRAMELESS_WINDOW = 0
VISIONEGG_FULLSCREEN = 0
VISIONEGG_GAMMA_FILE = custom.ve_gamma
VISIONEGG_GAMMA_INVERT_BLUE = 2.1
VISIONEGG_GAMMA_INVERT_GREEN = 2.1
VISIONEGG_GAMMA_INVERT_RED = 2.1
VISIONEGG_GAMMA_SOURCE = none
VISIONEGG_GUI_INIT = 1
VISIONEGG_GUI_ON_ERROR = 1
VISIONEGG_HIDE_MOUSE = 1
VISIONEGG_LOG_FILE = VisionEgg.log
VISIONEGG_LOG_TO_STDERR = 1
VISIONEGG_MAXPRIORITY = 0
VISIONEGG_MONITOR_REFRESH_HZ = 60.0
VISIONEGG_PREFERRED_BPP = 32
VISIONEGG_REQUEST_ALPHA_BITS = 0
VISIONEGG_REQUEST_BLUE_BITS = 8
VISIONEGG_REQUEST_GREEN_BITS = 8
VISIONEGG_REQUEST_RED_BITS = 8
VISIONEGG_SCREEN_H = 480
VISIONEGG_SCREEN_W = 640
VISIONEGG_SYNC_SWAP = 1
VISIONEGG_SYSTEM_DIR = /usr/VisionEgg
VISIONEGG_TKINTER_OK = 1
VISIONEGG_USER_DIR = /root/VisionEgg

Version checklist:

Python version 2.3.3 (OK)
extra Python info: (#2, Feb 24 2004, 09:29:20) [GCC 3.3.3 (Debian)]
Numeric version 23.1 (OK)
PyOpenGL (package "OpenGL") version 1.5.6b1 (Untested)
pygame version 1.6 (OK)
Python Imaging Library (package "Image") version 1.1.4 (OK)

Optional module(s):

Pyro version 3.3 (OK)

Thanks for any hints, Sven
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