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Unfortunately, we haven't been testing every revision of Mesa to see
which ones work. I do know that sometimes it works for a few
revisions, then breaks, then works again. Mesa has improved a lot
in the last few years (since it is the only way to get an Intel
graphics driver on Linux and Intel has funded improvements to Mesa),
so right now it usually works. OpenSUSE 13.1 with Mesa 9.2.5 is
from 2013-11-19, so it should be fine. <br>
<br>
If I understand what I read about OpenSUSE 13.2 correctly, its
advantage/disadvantage is that it is a rolling release. That is, if
there is a newer version of a particular software package, it will
be available immediately, instead of having to wait for the next
OpenSUSE release. I consider this a huge advantage for desktop
users because desktop graphics is constantly improving, sometimes
with newer versions of the Linux kernel, but usually with
improvements to Mesa. OpenSUSE 13.2 currently has Mesa 10.3.7.<br>
<br>
HTH,<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/14/2015 05:24 AM, Muhammad Sufian
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thank you Greg for your kind help.<br>
<div><font style="font-size: 12pt;" face="Verdana" size="3">For
now, I don;t want to change my graphics card and I have
latest graphics driver for Mesa, so I have decided to update
OpenSUSE.<br>
But is it necessary to install 13.2 ?<br>
Can't I go for 13.1 ?<br>
Is there any way to check which earliest version is
compatible for my workstation and Chimera graphics ?<br>
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<div><b style="font-family:Garamond;font-size:16pt;"><font
color="#2672ec">Muhammad Sufian</font></b></div>
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<hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:17:07 -0700<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gregc@cgl.ucsf.edu">gregc@cgl.ucsf.edu</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:msufian@outlook.com">msufian@outlook.com</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu">chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Chimera-users] UCSF Chimera error: X Error of
failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window
parameter)<br>
<br>
I'm sorry, the Matrix graphics is more of a hindrance than a
help. It uses the software only OpenGL driver, Mesa, to do
its 3D drawing. And the easiest way to get a newer version of
Mesa on your system is to update it to OpenSUSE 13.2 or the
latest Ubuntu. If you have the option of installing an AMD or
NVIDIA graphics card in your system, do so, and install the
proprietary driver. It will be like going from walking to
driving a car -- much faster, and you can buy a budget car, a
regular car, or race car, depending on your budget. :-)<br>
<br>
HTH,<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
<br>
<div class="ecxmoz-cite-prefix">On 3/13/2015 12:27 AM,
Muhammad Sufian wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear Greg,<br>
<br>
I have tried debugging Chimera and the issue is related to
OpenGL;<br>
<br>
<b><font style="" face="Courier New,sans-serif">sufian@system01:~>
chimera --debug</font><font style="" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> initializing general preferences</font><font
style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> loading Tix</font><font style=""
color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> initializing graphics</font><font
style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> create application</font><font
style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> loading Pmw</font><font style=""
color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> creating main window</font><font
style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> creating menus</font><font style=""
color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> creating toolbar</font><font
style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> creating viewer</font><font style=""
color="#5133AB" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> initializing OpenGL</font><font
style="" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" face="Courier New,sans-serif"> <font
style="" color="#D24726"> X Error of failed
request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window
parameter)</font></font><font style=""
color="#D24726" face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> Major opcode of failed request:
72 (X_PutImage)</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> Resource id in failed request:
0x4000064</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> Serial number of failed request:
2678</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"> Current serial number in output
stream: 2682</font></b><br>
<br>
Then I checked for PCI as per your mentioned command;<br>
<br>
<b><font style="" face="Courier New,sans-serif">sufian@system01:~
# lspci | grep VGA</font><font style="" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#5133AB" face="Courier
New,sans-serif">03:00.0 VGA compatible controller:
Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd. MGA G200EV</font></b><br>
<br>
I checked <font style="" color="#5133AB"><b><font
style="" face="Courier New,sans-serif">yast2</font></b></font>
for any driver update, and it was up to date. I don't want
to switch to <b>OpenSUSE 13.2</b> for now. <br>
Is there any earlier version of Chimera specific to my VGA
? I have also tried Chimera 1.8, but got same error.<br>
<br>
Kindly guide me.<br>
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<div><b style="font-family:Garamond;font-size:16pt;"><font
color="#2672ec">Muhammad Sufian</font></b></div>
<br>
<br>
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<hr id="ecxstopSpelling">Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:58:00
-0700<br>
From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="ecxmoz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:gregc@cgl.ucsf.edu">gregc@cgl.ucsf.edu</a><br>
To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="ecxmoz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:msufian@outlook.com">msufian@outlook.com</a>;
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="ecxmoz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu">chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Chimera-users] UCSF Chimera error: X Error
of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window
parameter)<br>
<br>
Try running "chimera --debug", it should give a clue
where in the initialization process chimera died. That
said, it is most likely a graphics driver bug. Run
"lspci | grep VGA" to see what kind of graphics card you
have. Then, if OpenSUSE has a tool or package for that
graphics card, install it. If not, if you have ATI/AMD
or NVIDIA graphics, you will download the right driver
from amd.com or nvidia.com, respectively, and install
it. If you have Intel graphics, upgrade your system to
OpenSUSE 13.2.<br>
<br>
Best of luck and please let me know if updating the
graphics driver fixes the bug,<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
<br>
<div class="ecxmoz-cite-prefix">On 03/12/2015 05:10 AM,
Muhammad Sufian wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:12pt;"
face="Verdana" size="3">Dear all Chimera users,<br>
<br>
I tried to install following version of Chimera;<br>
<font style="" color="#5133AB"><b><font style=""
face="Courier New,sans-serif">
chimera-1.10.1-linux_x86_64.bin</font></b></font><br>
<br>
but after installation, following error appeared
after its execution;<br>
<font style="" color="#5133AB"><b><font style=""
face="Courier New,sans-serif">sufian@system01:/usr/local/chimera/bin>
./chimera</font><font style=""
face="Courier New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif">X Error of
failed request: BadDrawable (invalid
Pixmap or Window parameter)</font><font
style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif"> Major
opcode of failed request: 72 (X_PutImage)</font><font
style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif"> Resource
id in failed request: 0x2200064</font><font
style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif"> Serial
number of failed request: 1357</font><font
style="" color="#D24726" face="Courier
New,sans-serif"><br>
</font><font style="" color="#D24726"
face="Courier New,sans-serif"> Current
serial number in output stream: 1363</font></b></font><br>
<br>
I also tried to install Chimera 1.9, but got
same error. My system specifications are;<br>
Processor: x86_64 <br>
Operating-system: GNU/Linux (OpenSUSE 12.1)<br>
Kernel: Linux 3.4.63-2.44-desktop<br>
<br>
Kindly guide me how to resolve this issue.<br>
<br>
Regards.<br>
</font>
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<div><b
style="font-family:Garamond;font-size:16pt;"><font
color="#2672ec">Muhammad Sufian</font></b></div>
<div><font color="#2672ec" face="Garamond">M.Phil.
scholar (Molecular Medicine),</font></div>
<div><font color="#2672ec" face="Garamond">Computational
Biology Laboratory,</font></div>
<div>
<div><font color="#2672ec" face="Garamond">Lab
no. P-103, PCMD-Extension,</font></div>
<div><font color="#2672ec" face="Garamond">Dr.
Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and
Drug Research</font></div>
<div><font color="#2672ec" face="Garamond">International
Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences</font></div>
</div>
<div><font color="#2672ec" face="Garamond">University
of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan</font></div>
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