[Chimera-users] UCSF Chimera error: X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
Greg Couch
gregc at cgl.ucsf.edu
Mon Mar 16 12:27:22 PDT 2015
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.
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.
HTH,
Greg
On 03/14/2015 05:24 AM, Muhammad Sufian wrote:
> Thank you Greg for your kind help.
> 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.
> But is it necessary to install 13.2 ?
> Can't I go for 13.1 ?
> Is there any way to check which earliest version is compatible for my
> workstation and Chimera graphics ?
>
> *Muhammad Sufian*
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:17:07 -0700
> From: gregc at cgl.ucsf.edu
> To: msufian at outlook.com; chimera-users at cgl.ucsf.edu
> Subject: Re: [Chimera-users] UCSF Chimera error: X Error of failed
> request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
>
> 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. :-)
>
> HTH,
>
> Greg
>
> On 3/13/2015 12:27 AM, Muhammad Sufian wrote:
>
> Dear Greg,
>
> I have tried debugging Chimera and the issue is related to OpenGL;
>
> *sufian at system01:~> chimera --debug
> initializing general preferences
> loading Tix
> initializing graphics
> create application
> loading Pmw
> creating main window
> creating menus
> creating toolbar
> creating viewer
> initializing OpenGL
> X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window
> parameter)
> Major opcode of failed request: 72 (X_PutImage)
> Resource id in failed request: 0x4000064
> Serial number of failed request: 2678
> Current serial number in output stream: 2682*
>
> Then I checked for PCI as per your mentioned command;
>
> *sufian at system01:~ # lspci | grep VGA
> 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd.
> MGA G200EV*
>
> I checked *yast2* for any driver update, and it was up to date. I
> don't want to switch to *OpenSUSE 13.2* for now.
> Is there any earlier version of Chimera specific to my VGA ? I
> have also tried Chimera 1.8, but got same error.
>
> Kindly guide me.
>
>
> *Muhammad Sufian*
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:58:00 -0700
> From: gregc at cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:gregc at cgl.ucsf.edu>
> To: msufian at outlook.com <mailto:msufian at outlook.com>;
> chimera-users at cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimera-users at cgl.ucsf.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Chimera-users] UCSF Chimera error: X Error of failed
> request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
>
> 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.
>
> Best of luck and please let me know if updating the graphics
> driver fixes the bug,
>
> Greg
>
> On 03/12/2015 05:10 AM, Muhammad Sufian wrote:
>
> Dear all Chimera users,
>
> I tried to install following version of Chimera;
> *chimera-1.10.1-linux_x86_64.bin*
>
> but after installation, following error appeared after its
> execution;
> *sufian at system01:/usr/local/chimera/bin> ./chimera
> X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or
> Window parameter)
> Major opcode of failed request: 72 (X_PutImage)
> Resource id in failed request: 0x2200064
> Serial number of failed request: 1357
> Current serial number in output stream: 1363*
>
> I also tried to install Chimera 1.9, but got same error. My
> system specifications are;
> Processor: x86_64
> Operating-system: GNU/Linux (OpenSUSE 12.1)
> Kernel: Linux 3.4.63-2.44-desktop
>
> Kindly guide me how to resolve this issue.
>
> Regards.
>
>
> *Muhammad Sufian*
> M.Phil. scholar (Molecular Medicine),
> Computational Biology Laboratory,
> Lab no. P-103, PCMD-Extension,
> Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research
> International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
> University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
>
>
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