Are you using some custom repo for graphics drivers? I had that error after trying the xorg edgers ppa, not using an Intel GPU though...

Originally posted by LOLCAT:

Are you using some custom repo for graphics drivers? I had that error after trying the xorg edgers ppa, not using an Intel GPU though...

I'm kind of new at linux how do I see if i am

You knew if you were as you set it yourself manually. You aren't then...

Next question: Is your Ubuntu up-to-date?

Originally posted by Tygerhunter:

I am have troubles starting steam when I start it and log in I get the No direct rendering openGL error and then right when the steam window pops up and then The desktop crashes and I'm back at the login screen I checked and it says My graphics card supports direct rendering but I am at a lost if anybody could help me that would be amazing thank you

Do you know what model GPU you are using? Are you using the proprietary GPU drivers?
Also,could you tell us the output of these commands:

uname -r
lspci -v

You can use pastebin.com if the output is too large to post.

Do you know what model GPU you are using? Are you using the proprietary GPU drivers?
Also,could you tell us the output of these commands:

uname -r
lspci -v

You can use pastebin.com if the output is too large to post. [/quote]
uname -r outputs
3.11.0-23-generic
and lspci -v outputs
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at cfd00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at cfd80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: i915

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=20, subordinate=20, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: 40000000-401fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000040200000-00000000403fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=40, subordinate=40, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff
Memory behind bridge: f0200000-f04fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000040400000-00000000405fffff
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
I/O ports at 1440 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 1460 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
I/O ports at 1480 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
I/O ports at 14a0 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
Memory at cfdc0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=32
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
I/O ports at 1400 [size=64]
Memory at cfdc0400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Memory at cfdc0600 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_intel8x0

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
I/O ports at 14e0 [size=16]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 300c
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 1818 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1830 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1820 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1834 [size=4]
I/O ports at 14f0 [size=16]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix

40:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 3005
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at f0400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at <ignored> [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: tg3

Originally posted by LOLCAT:

Are you using some custom repo for graphics drivers? I had that error after trying the xorg edgers ppa, not using an Intel GPU though...

Now that I think about it I updated my Mesa using this page
http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?50038-Updated-and-Optimized-Ubuntu-Free-Graphics-Drivers
And I think when I updated my driver This problem started happening

Originally posted by Tygerhunter:

Originally posted by LOLCAT:

Are you using some custom repo for graphics drivers? I had that error after trying the xorg edgers ppa, not using an Intel GPU though...

Now that I think about it I updated my Mesa using this page
http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?50038-Updated-and-Optimized-Ubuntu-Free-Graphics-Drivers
And I think when I updated my driver This problem started happening

Use #5 (Reverting to original drivers) from that page and you should be OK. You may need to install ppa-purge before doing it, use "sudo apt-get install ppa-purge" to do that.

ok

Originally posted by LOLCAT:

Originally posted by Tygerhunter:

Now that I think about it I updated my Mesa using this page
http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?50038-Updated-and-Optimized-Ubuntu-Free-Graphics-Drivers
And I think when I updated my driver This problem started happening

Use #5 (Reverting to original drivers) from that page and you should be OK. You may need to install ppa-purge before doing it, use "sudo apt-get install ppa-purge" to do that.

I think LOLCAT's got it.