[Paraview] Graphical rendering: troubleshooting

Sat Mar 14 07:48:52 EDT 2009

You seem to have OpenGL. However, the fact that glxgears is not
showing anything either is making me think that you OpenGL drivers are
not working properly. I don't have a lot of experience on Linux OpenGL
drivers, other than nVidia ones. Unless someone else here has an
answer, you will have to go to a Linux/X11/OpenGL related mailing
list. You can also try updating your Linux distribution or installing
another one...

-berk

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Hugo Gagnon
<hugo.gagnon2 at mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> See below for xdpyinfo's output. I do have glxgears installed, but I don't see any gears, just a black screen.
>
> Hugo.
>
> [hugochief at flash ~]$ xdpyinfo
> name of display:    :0.0
> version number:    11.0
> vendor string:    The X.Org Foundation
> vendor release number:    10503000
> X.Org version: 1.5.3
> maximum request size:  16777212 bytes
> motion buffer size:  256
> bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
> image byte order:    LSBFirst
> number of supported pixmap formats:    7
> supported pixmap formats:
>    depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
>    depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>    depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>    depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>    depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>    depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
>    depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
> keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
> focus:  window 0x3e00008, revert to Parent
> number of extensions:    28
>    BIG-REQUESTS
>    Composite
>    DAMAGE
>    DOUBLE-BUFFER
>    DPMS
>    Extended-Visual-Information
>    GLX
>    MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>    MIT-SHM
>    MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
>    RANDR
>    RENDER
>    SGI-GLX
>    SHAPE
>    SYNC
>    TOG-CUP
>    X-Resource
>    XC-MISC
>    XFIXES
>    XFree86-DGA
>    XFree86-DRI
>    XFree86-Misc
>    XFree86-VidModeExtension
>    XINERAMA
>    XInputExtension
>    XKEYBOARD
>    XTEST
>    XVideo
> default screen number:    0
> number of screens:    1
>
> screen #0:
>  dimensions:    1280x800 pixels (286x179 millimeters)
>  resolution:    114x114 dots per inch
>  depths (7):    24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
>  root window id:    0x7c
>  depth of root window:    24 planes
>  number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
>  default colormap:    0x20
>  default number of colormap cells:    256
>  preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 16777215
>  options:    backing-store NO, save-unders NO
>  largest cursor:    64x64
>  current input event mask:    0xfac033
>    KeyPressMask             KeyReleaseMask           EnterWindowMask
>    LeaveWindowMask          KeymapStateMask          ExposureMask
>    StructureNotifyMask      SubstructureNotifyMask   SubstructureRedirectMask
>    FocusChangeMask          PropertyChangeMask       ColormapChangeMask
>  number of visuals:    3
>  default visual id:  0x21
>  visual:
>    visual id:    0x21
>    class:    TrueColor
>    depth:    24 planes
>    available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>    red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>  visual:
>    visual id:    0x22
>    class:    DirectColor
>    depth:    24 planes
>    available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>    red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>  visual:
>    visual id:    0x56
>    class:    TrueColor
>    depth:    32 planes
>    available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>    red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>    significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Berk Geveci [berk.geveci at kitware.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:41 PM
> To: Hugo Gagnon
> Cc: Utkarsh Ayachit; paraview at paraview.org
> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Graphical rendering: troubleshooting
>
> What does the output of xdpyinfo look like? Is there a glxgears
> installed on your system by any chance?
>
> -berk
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Hugo Gagnon
> <hugo.gagnon2 at mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>> As a matter of fact I believe this is the only OpenGL application I happen to have installed. In fact, now that you bring it, how can I check if my graphic card support OpenGL, or if I have it installed on my computer at all? I am using a built-in video GMA 950 on an Intel macbook. I have no idea how to update graphics drivers too. By now you probably figured out that I have limited Linux knowledge, therefore can you please provide me with command lines to run?
>>
>> Hugo.
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Utkarsh Ayachit [utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:57 AM
>> To: Hugo Gagnon
>> Cc: paraview at paraview.org
>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Graphical rendering: troubleshooting
>>
>> Do other OpenGL based applications work? Try updating your graphics drivers.
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Hugo Gagnon
>> <hugo.gagnon2 at mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>>> Does the main render window show up (with center axes and all)?: It shows up, but I can't see the "center axes and all".
>>>
>>> Can you create one of the sources in the "Sources" menu and hit "Apply"?: No, nothing appears.
>>>
>>> Do you see the visualization correctly?: No.
>>>
>>> Hugo.
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: Utkarsh Ayachit [utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:02 PM
>>> To: Hugo Gagnon
>>> Cc: paraview at paraview.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Paraview] Graphical rendering: troubleshooting
>>>
>>> What do you mean by you cannot visualize files? Does the main render
>>> window show up (with center axes and all)? Can you create one of the
>>> sources in the "Sources" menu and hit "Apply", do you see the
>>> visualization correctly?
>>>
>>> Utkarsh
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Hugo Gagnon
>>> <hugo.gagnon2 at mail.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>>>> I just installed Paraview via Fedora 10 repository. The main window opens
>>>> correctly but I cannot visualize input files (in vtk format in my case). Are
>>>> there any other graphical-related packages I should install too? I am using
>>>> a built-in video GMA 950 on a macbook.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any input,
>>>>
>>>> Hugo.
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