diff --git a/OpenGL/platform/glx.py b/OpenGL/platform/glx.py
index 965d2a1e..c67e9cf6 100644
--- a/OpenGL/platform/glx.py
+++ b/OpenGL/platform/glx.py
@@ -2,115 +2,116 @@
 import ctypes, ctypes.util
 from OpenGL.platform import baseplatform, ctypesloader
 
-class GLXPlatform( baseplatform.BasePlatform ):
+
+class GLXPlatform(baseplatform.BasePlatform):
     """Posix (Linux, FreeBSD, etceteras) implementation for PyOpenGL"""
-    # On Linux (and, I assume, most GLX platforms, we have to load 
+
+    # On Linux (and, I assume, most GLX platforms, we have to load
     # GL and GLU with the "global" flag to allow GLUT to resolve its
     # references to GL/GLU functions).
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
     def GL(self):
         try:
             return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
-                ctypes.cdll,
-                'GL', 
-                mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
-            ) 
+                ctypes.cdll, "OpenGL", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL
+            )
         except OSError as err:
-            raise ImportError("Unable to load OpenGL library", *err.args)
+            try:
+                # libGL was the original name, older devices likely still need it...
+                return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
+                    ctypes.cdll, "GL", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL
+                )
+            except OSError as err:
+                raise ImportError("Unable to load OpenGL library", *err.args)
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
     def GLU(self):
         try:
-            return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
-                ctypes.cdll,
-                'GLU',
-                mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
-            )
+            return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(ctypes.cdll, "GLU", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
         except OSError:
             return None
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
-    def GLUT( self ):
+    def GLUT(self):
         try:
             return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
-                ctypes.cdll,
-                'glut', 
-                mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
+                ctypes.cdll, "glut", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL
             )
         except OSError:
             return None
+
     # GLX doesn't seem to have its own loadable module?
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
-    def GLX(self): return self.GL
+    def GLX(self):
+        try:
+            return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(ctypes.cdll, "GLX", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+        except OSError as err:
+            return self.GL
 
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
     def GLES1(self):
         try:
             return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
-                ctypes.cdll,
-                'GLESv1_CM', # ick
-                mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
+                ctypes.cdll, "GLESv1_CM", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL  # ick
             )
         except OSError:
             return None
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
     def GLES2(self):
         try:
             return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
-                ctypes.cdll,
-                'GLESv2', 
-                mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
+                ctypes.cdll, "GLESv2", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL
             )
         except OSError:
             return None
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
     def GLES3(self):
         # implementers guide says to use the same name for the DLL
         return self.GLES2
-    
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
     def glXGetProcAddressARB(self):
         base = self.GLX.glXGetProcAddressARB
         base.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
         return base
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
     def getExtensionProcedure(self):
         return self.glXGetProcAddressARB
-    
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
-    def GLE( self ):
+    def GLE(self):
         try:
-            return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
-                ctypes.cdll,
-                'gle', 
-                mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
-            )
+            return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(ctypes.cdll, "gle", mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
         except OSError:
             return None
 
-    DEFAULT_FUNCTION_TYPE = staticmethod( ctypes.CFUNCTYPE )
+    DEFAULT_FUNCTION_TYPE = staticmethod(ctypes.CFUNCTYPE)
 
     # This loads the GLX functions from the GL .so, not sure if that's
     # really kosher...
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
-    def GetCurrentContext( self ):
-        return self.GL.glXGetCurrentContext
+    def GetCurrentContext(self):
+        return self.GLX.glXGetCurrentContext
 
-    def getGLUTFontPointer( self, constant ):
+    def getGLUTFontPointer(self, constant):
         """Platform specific function to retrieve a GLUT font pointer
-        
+
         GLUTAPI void *glutBitmap9By15;
         #define GLUT_BITMAP_9_BY_15		(&glutBitmap9By15)
-        
+
         Key here is that we want the addressof the pointer in the DLL,
-        not the pointer in the DLL.  That is, our pointer is to the 
+        not the pointer in the DLL.  That is, our pointer is to the
         pointer defined in the DLL, we don't want the *value* stored in
         that pointer.
         """
-        name = [ x.title() for x in constant.split( '_' )[1:] ]
-        internal = 'glut' + "".join( [x.title() for x in name] )
-        pointer = ctypes.c_void_p.in_dll( self.GLUT, internal )
+        name = [x.title() for x in constant.split("_")[1:]]
+        internal = "glut" + "".join([x.title() for x in name])
+        pointer = ctypes.c_void_p.in_dll(self.GLUT, internal)
         return ctypes.c_void_p(ctypes.addressof(pointer))
-    
+
     @baseplatform.lazy_property
-    def glGetError( self ):
+    def glGetError(self):
         return self.GL.glGetError
-