ok thanx i'm going to try that, just the time to find the sources.
$ ./epsxe-1.60/epsxe
* Running ePSXe emulator version 1.6.0.
* Memory handlers init.
* ePSXe: PSX BIOS loaded [/home/vince/epsxe-1.60/bios/scph1001.bin].
* Init gpu[0][libgpuPeteXGL2.so.2.0.7]
Error: couldn't get fbconfig
Missing ATI render-texture extension!NVIDIA Corporation
GeForce FX 5900XT/AGP/3DNOW!
* Open gpu[0]
* Init spu[0][libspuPeopsOSS.so.1.0.8]
* Open spu[0]
Segmentation fault