[Paraview] Graphical rendering: troubleshooting

Sat Mar 14 12:52:47 EDT 2009

Another solution may be to download/install Mesa
(http://www.mesa3d.org/) and then set your LD_LIBRARY_PATH to the mesa
libraries before starting ParaView. That way you'll be doing software
rendering without having to deal with the driver issues.

Utkarsh

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Berk Geveci <berk.geveci at kitware.com> wrote:
> 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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