Questions tagged [mesa]
a free implementation of the OpenGL 3D graphics library
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Need to disable hardware acceleration in Arch Linux?
Found out that Hardware Acceleration when using a AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX will cause video lockups or system reboots. Using a Minisforum HX90 computer. Using open-source drivers and admgpu. No error msg, ...
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Mesa OpenGL Drivers configuration for OpenGL on RHEL7
Our application needs Opengl 3.1 support or higher. The RHEL7.9 VM (thru VMware, with the VMware SVGA II adapter) we use, provides the following for glxinfo | grep version:
- server glx version ...
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Unable to use hardware acceleration of iGPU
Using X11 under Arch Linux. Also using KVM-VFIO. Whatever I have been doing, mesa doesn't even attempt to use iGPU.
➜ ~ lspci -nnk | grep -A 3 VGA | grep -E "VGA|driver" ...
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How do I force Virt-Manager to use the hosts' llvmpipe renderer so the guests get to use 3D acceleration?
I'm using virt-manager and set "3D Acceleration" as per what was recommended, but I'm getting this error:
qemu_gl_create_compile_shader: compile vertex error 0:2(10): error: GLSL ES 3.00 is ...
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Spurious display of frame-time statistics on some applications
Since I cannot precisely tell what upgrade (possibly nvidia-drivers from 340 to 470 or mesa 20 to 22 or even xorg-server 1.20 to 21) or following the first time I ran glxgears after upgrading ? :
I (...
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How to check whether or not your GPU is currently using Mesa for rendering OpenGL/Vulkan?
As a Linux fan, I want to get into OpenGL development as a hobby of mine.
I know that OpenGL is just an API that the GPU vendors must implement.
Some GPU vendors' OpenGL/Vulkan implementations are ...
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Problem using Intel integrated graphics GPU (Xorg)
I am trying to get the Intel integrated GPU working with my Parabola (Arch variant) desktop PC. According to lspci, the GPU is:
00:02.0 Display controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen ...
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Mesa crocus driver not being used on Debian
I have an i7-5500U chip (which I think means it's 5th gen) with Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 (rev 09). I use Debian unstable and a few weeks ago the libgl1-mesa-dri package got updated from 21.3....
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How do I see what version of certain libraries are being used by a snap package
I'm trying to determine what version of MESA the latest firefox snap package is using.
Is there a way this can be done?
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A wine program needs /usr/lib/dri/iris_dri.so on Fedora 36, what do I do?
I have just installed Fedora 36 on a system, and I am trying to run Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 15 with wine. The program worked in Fedora 35 after installing mfc42 and corefonts, but is failing in ...
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How to install newer mesa to support opengl 3.x in centos 7.6?
Currently,
glxinfo|grep "OpenGL version"
gives
OpenGL version string: 4.6 Mesa 18.3.4
And
mesa-libGL-devel-18.3.4-12.el17_9.x86_64
got installed by default, but my app needs OpenGL 3.2 ...
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AMD GPU Overheating and Shutting Down after 5.15.15 Kernel Update (Pop!_OS 21.10)
I am new to the forums here, but I have a question regarding some unusual issues I have encountered after a recent system update on my installation. After upgrading to Kernel 5.15.15 (or possibly the ...
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How to use OpenGL on Zink, Mesa, MoltenVK, and macOS
I want to play with OpenGL on macOS 11.6. Awhile ago I tried and got something to run but it seemed to be broken so I assume OpenGL doesn’t work on this version of macOS. I’ve read this is expected on ...
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"OpenGL version is too low (0)" does this matter with a remote connection?
I'm running an app on a remote Linux machine, whose console output tells me:
OpenGL version is too low (0). Falling back to Mesa software rendering.
OpenGL version: "3.1 Mesa 18.1.9 (git-...
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Cannot allocate video mem to "virtio-vga-gl" VGA in Qemu
I want to allocate some video memory to a Qemu VM which uses virgl VGA to enable 3D acceleration. I typed this command to try to allocate 1G video memory to it:
qemu-system-x86_64 -hda RedHat.qcow2 -m ...
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steam windows are empty + "glxinfo: command not found"
I'm new to Arch,
coming from Ubuntu I have very recently installed EndeavourOS
today I installed Steam, but my windows are shown empty
Looking for some solution I notice that often the finger is ...
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Why do i get “Permission denied” errors from using Weston/Wayland
I have built a Linux system with Buildroot (2021.05) to run on a raspberry pi 4. My graphics stack include using mesa (vc4, v3d, kmro), Wayland / Weston with a DRM back-end.
Also installed kmscube, ...
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mesa-common-dev: unmet dependencies
I'm trying to install mesa-common-dev on Ubuntu LTS:
sudo apt-get install mesa-common-dev
however, the system returns:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
mesa-common-dev : ...
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Problem installing mesa-git from unofficial repo (Arch)
I'm trying to install mesa-git from the unofficial repo in Arch but the install fails. I would just like to know if there is any way around this or is this method just broken? I did find a video ...
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How to update MESA for a higher supported OpenGL version?
I am running Debian 10 buster and I need a higher OpenGL version for an application to run. Here is what I get as an output when I search for my MESA version: "OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 18....
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libGL error: MESA-LOADER: failed to open iris (search paths /usr/lib64/dri)
I'm trying to run an app on Fedora 33, but when I run the executable, I get this error:
error while loading shared libraries: libnsl.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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Why is the Mesa OpenGL driver for Intel chips called i965?
As I understand, most Intel GPUs are supported on Linux by two different components : i965 (the Mesa/OpenGL part, supporting all recent Intel GPUs) and i915 (kernel part, similarly supporting all ...
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SYCL and OpenCL for AMD gpu
I have an AMD 5700XT gpu and I am trying to learn SYCL but I have a lot of doubts of the current state of AMD gpu driver stacks. According to what I read, there are several driver stacks for AMD gpus: ...
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Mini DisplayPort 1.2 to DP 1.2 on Dell monitor not working
I have a laptop (TUXEDO Book BC1510) with 1 HDMI and 1 Mini DisplayPort 1.2 running Pop!_OS 20.04. Pop is an Ubuntu derived distro by System76.
This is in "About":
i7 9750H
Mesa Intel UHD ...
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Where does Mesa store its Vulkan shader cache on Linux?
I would like to delete the Mesa Vulkan shader cache for a particular application I'm using. Where is this cache stored by default on recent (Mesa 19/20) versions?
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Failed to start with picom vsync_opengl_swc_init error
When I start picom, which is picom command in my terminal, I got
[ 07/30/2020 13:48:19.422 vsync_opengl_swc_init ERROR ] Failed to load a swap control extension.
[ 07/30/2020 13:48:19.422 session_init ...
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Problems in Video playback or quick scrolling problems - ThinkPad - Linux mint 20
I installed Linux Mint 20 on my laptop (thinkpad x1 yoga 4th gen | intel core i7 10th gen), I updated everything that needs to be updated through update manager, but when I open videos on YouTube or ...
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How to prefer software installed in /usr/local
I have installed mesa using apt in my system. This mesa is installed in /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf directory. Now I compiled and installed the newest version of mesa manually from source, and it's ...
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Install Mesa backport from openSUSE Build Service?
I'm running Debian 10 on my PC. I'm trying to install a Mesa 19.1.6 backport from this repository on the openSUSE Build Service.
I tried to install it like this:
echo 'deb http://download....
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Xorg server freezes and I must restart lightdm - any way to recover without closing all applications?
I use Arch Linux with the 5.2.5 stock kernel, Cinnamon 4.2.3, LightDM 1.30.0 and Mesa 19.1.3. My GPU is a Radeon RX 550 2GB.
Sometimes, my desktop freezes as if there's a problem with the GPU or the ...
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Mismatch between mesa+vulkan driver verison used by Proton and the host mesa driver version
Proton is working fine with the latest DXVK implementation but when I browse on the log files of the games used by Proton I notice a mismatch between the mesa driver version of my host system and the ...
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Debian: Can't install qtcreator because of broken packages
I'm trying to install qtcreator or any other qt development package but it's not working because of broken packages. I then tried to install qtcreator manually from the qt website but I can't compile ...
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How to properly update Mesa drivers?
I need OpenGL 4.5 to be supported by my graphics card's driver, and as far as I know Mesa is actually able to run it.
glxinfo gives me this:
$ glxinfo | grep "OpenGL"
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open ...
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Unable to use OpenGL ARB_gpu_shader_int64 extension with Mesa
I am working on OpenGL shaders, and I need uint64_t types, etc...
However, when I do glxinfo, this extension is not in the list.
I am using Mesa 18.0.5, and this page tells that the extension is ...
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ffmpeg snap package error in Debian 9: libGL error: unable to load driver: r600_dri.so
I am using Debian 9 with an older Radeon GPU (5450). I am interested in using the snap package of ffmpeg (which is version 4.1) because of some issues I may be able to fix with the newer snap instead ...
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not able to compile OpenGL code
I'm running Linux Mint 19.1 on my laptop and facing this problem. When I try to compile C++ program with OpenGL libraries it says:
$ make
g++ solsys.cpp -lglut -lGLEW -lGL -lGLU -fpermissive -o ...
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libGL errors when starting X applications via SSH
I have a Debian stretch x64 server running in a virtual KVM machine. I have installed Cygwin on Windows 7 Pro x64 and would like to run X applications on the Debian machine, using the Cygwin X server ...
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The standard mechanism to switch GPUs isn't undocumented, is it?
My laptop is a normal, uninteresting machine with two standard, unmultiplexed GPUs and an ordinary Debian stretch installation. The secondary GPU (a Radeon) is usually powered down but I can activate ...
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Using Mesa v18.0.5, but only getting OpenGL v3.0
I am trying to develop C/C++ applications using OpenGL. Unfortunately, I have been unable to access any functionality past OpenGL 3.0. I have Mesa version 18.0.5, Linux Mint 18 64-bit, the 4.18.1 ...
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Installation of mesa-18.1.4, stuck at "libtizcore"
I was trying to install another version of x-server, it needed lots of packages including mesa and it needed a lot of, too.
I installed over 15 packages... I found every package by googling and ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: Failed to find module 'mesa' when loading kernel modules
I recently turned on my laptop upon returning home and found that it would not start DE properly, exhibiting 'Load Kernel Modules' errors and forcing me to use tty2 through 6 to achieve anything. Upon ...
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Why isn't there a /usr/include/GL directory on OpenBSD?
I have just recently made the switched for Linux to OpenBSD. So far, I am really liking the philosophy of including the bare minimum needed to run the system, and the emphasis for clean and simple ...
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3D Graphics Support on a Radeon 6870 for steam gaming
I'm running Arch Linux and I'm trying to get a Radeon HD 6870 setup for gaming on Steam, specifically for Windows games such as Skyrim and Dark Souls 3 using Wine. I've done this on a desktop with ...
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OpenGL applications display scary error messages after Mesa re-install
After messing around with some PPAs in an attempt to upgrade the Mesa drivers under Linux Mint 17.3 KDE on my Lenovo Ideapad, I managed to seemingly bring everything back to working order. Now, ...
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Updating OpenGL from 3.0 to 3.1
I need to upgrade my OpenGL version from 3.0 to 3.1. Stackexchange is full of postings that tackle specific situations, and it proved difficult for me to see the tree from the wood, not to mention to ...
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swrast_dri.so is still broken in Ubuntu 14.04? [closed]
I am trying to use an astronomy software package for my work, which apparently relies on some openGL libraries that are screwed up in Ubuntu 14.04.
This is the error I get (I get the same one when ...
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Centos 7 on NUC6CAYH (Apollo Lake/Goldmont) - Mesa update needed?
I have a working Centos7 system on a NUC5CPYH. To get the drivers for video and wireless that aren't in the Centos 3.10 kernel, we're using a 4.10.9 kernel. Since the NUC5CPYH is coming up on end of ...
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Kernel upgrade (4.10) made XServer and rest of the system fail (Arch)
After 5 days not using my PC, I decided to get the latest packages which involved an upgraded kernel (4.9.11 -> 4.10.1), renamed and updated radeon graphics drivers (mesa) and some changes to KDE and ...
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Unable to properly configure Intel HD 510 (Skylake) graphics on Debian Jessie
I have had this issue since I installed , and I've been trying to resolve this with my limited experience with linux (which I have been using for ~9 months now).
Internal graphics on debian do not ...
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MATE for Gentoo Hardened 4.8.17-r2 on AMD Radeon RX 480 card became very slow
I am running Gentoo Linux Hardened with kernel 4.8.17-r2 on an AMD FX 8350 using a Radeon RX 480 video card (amdgpu), and for desktop environment I use MATE 1.12.1. I recently updated my system with ...
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