OpenGL with Intel 82865G integrated graphics

Question

There's a similar question on the site, but it's outdated and doesn't specify exactly what I'm faced with. Namely, I have an old computer that I'm fixing for someone, and it's got this Intel 82865G integrated graphics controller. The problem is that it doesn't appear to handle any OpenGL things i throw at it.

For instance, glxgears returns this:

X Error of failed request:  BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  153 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  3 (X_GLXCreateContext)
  Serial number of failed request:  28
  Current serial number in output stream:  30

And glxinfo returns the same.

The computer runs Ubuntu 12.04 in Unity 2D. The graphics card is capable of up to OpenGL 1.3 according to Intel, if that is at all relevant.

Solution

Thanks for the link to that bug report, fossfreedom. I hadn't found it. The bug report doesn't state a direct answer, but the answer seems as simple as the following command:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core

OpenGL now works. It appears to be stuck in Unity 2D, but that's fine.

Comments

[nilsonneto]

I think your question is subject to a bug-report - can you confirm? bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+‌​bug/… looking into this, you need an updated mesa package - this is only available in the xorg-edgers PPA (take the stability issues seriously if you go down this route)

[DLJ]

So, all you must do is type in that command? My computer gave the same bug as yours. I typed in sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-core so must I now restart the machine?

[Admin]

Installing xserver-xorg-core and rebooting destroys a freshly-installed 12.04's X. System boots to a black screen (with monitor on, not in power-save), though I can still ssh into the box, as I installed that beforehand.

[Reinier Post]

@Mark S.: It did the same thing for me, but installing the package xerver-xorg made X work again, and what is more, OpenGL applications run now! Not only glxgears, but also Tartini, which was the reason I arrived here.

[belacqua]

What package destroyed your X11 installation?