glDrawBuffer: invalid operation

[chimerax-bug-report@…]

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        Linux-6.14.0-33-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39
ChimeraX Version: 1.10.1 (2025-07-24 20:15:27 UTC)
Description
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Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.10.1 (2025-07-24)  
© 2016-2025 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> open /home/siddharth/Downloads/4BHB.pdb format pdb

4BHB.pdb title:  
Crystal structure of mycobacterium tuberculosis O6-methylguanine
methyltransferase [more info...]  
  
Chain information for 4BHB.pdb #1  
---  
Chain | Description | UniProt  
A | methylated-DNA--protein-cysteine methyltransferase | OGT_MYCTU 1-165  
  
Non-standard residues in 4BHB.pdb #1  
---  
GOL — glycerol (glycerin; propane-1,2,3-triol)  
  
2 atoms have alternate locations. Control/examine alternate locations with
Altloc Explorer [start tool...] or the altlocs command.  

> remove hetatm

Unknown command: remove hetatm  

> select ::name="GOL"::name="HOH"

130 atoms, 10 bonds, 120 residues, 1 model selected  

> delete atoms sel

> delete bonds sel

> ui tool show H-Bonds

> hbonds sel restrict both distSlop 1.0 intraRes false reveal true

Atom specifier selects no atoms  

> sequence chain #1/A

Alignment identifier is 1/A  

> select /A:34-40,47-59,74-85,94-102,107-117,125-128,141-155,160-165

611 atoms, 618 bonds, 77 residues, 1 model selected  

> hbonds sel restrict both distSlop 1.0 intraRes false reveal true

78 hydrogen bonds found  

> hbonds sel restrict both distSlop 1.0 intraRes false reveal true

78 hydrogen bonds found  

> label sel attribute label_one_letter_code

> toolshed show

> set bgColor white

> show sel atoms

> hide sel atoms

> show sel atoms

> select /A:3-7,14-19,22-27,41-42

153 atoms, 153 bonds, 19 residues, 1 model selected  

> select /A:34-40,47-59,74-85,94-102,107-117,125-128,141-155,160-165

611 atoms, 618 bonds, 78 pseudobonds, 77 residues, 2 models selected  

> select :45,78-83,150

67 atoms, 66 bonds, 2 pseudobonds, 8 residues, 2 models selected  

> select /A:65

11 atoms, 11 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select /A:35-65

240 atoms, 249 bonds, 14 pseudobonds, 31 residues, 2 models selected  

> select /A:67-68

16 atoms, 15 bonds, 2 residues, 1 model selected  

> select /A:65-68

35 atoms, 35 bonds, 4 residues, 1 model selected  

> select /A:31-60

233 atoms, 242 bonds, 16 pseudobonds, 30 residues, 2 models selected  

> select /A:31-60

233 atoms, 242 bonds, 16 pseudobonds, 30 residues, 2 models selected  

> select /A:1

8 atoms, 7 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select /A:1-4

37 atoms, 38 bonds, 4 residues, 1 model selected  

> select /A:4

12 atoms, 12 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select /A:1-4

37 atoms, 38 bonds, 4 residues, 1 model selected  

> select /A:5

11 atoms, 10 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select /A:1-5

48 atoms, 49 bonds, 5 residues, 1 model selected  

> select /A:5

11 atoms, 10 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select /A:5

11 atoms, 10 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select /A:3

10 atoms, 10 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select /A:3

10 atoms, 10 bonds, 1 residue, 1 model selected  

> select :3-7

48 atoms, 49 bonds, 5 residues, 1 model selected  

> select
> :3-7,14-19,22-27,34-42,47-60,74-85,94-102,107-117,125-128,141-150,151-155,160-

Expected an objects specifier or a keyword  

> select
> :3-7,14-19,22-27,34-42,47-60,74-85,94-102,107-117,125-128,141-150,151-155,160-165

768 atoms, 776 bonds, 78 pseudobonds, 97 residues, 2 models selected  

> ui tool show H-Bonds

> hbonds sel restrict both distSlop 1.0 intraRes false reveal true

98 hydrogen bonds found  

> hbonds sel restrict both distSlop 1.0 intraRes false reveal true

98 hydrogen bonds found  
An error occurred in drawing the scene. Redrawing graphics is now stopped to
avoid a continuous stream of error messages. To restart graphics use the
command "graphics restart" after changing the settings that caused the error.  
  
GLError(  
err = 1282,  
description = b'invalid operation',  
baseOperation = glDrawBuffer,  
cArguments = (GL_BACK,)  
)  
  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/core/updateloop.py", line 84, in draw_new_frame  
view.draw(check_for_changes = False)  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/graphics/view.py", line 188, in draw  
self._draw_scene(camera, drawings)  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/graphics/view.py", line 273, in _draw_scene  
draw_highlight_outline(r, highlight_drawings, color = self._highlight_color,  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/graphics/drawing.py", line 1630, in draw_highlight_outline  
r.outline.finish_rendering_outline(color=color, pixel_width=pixel_width)  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/graphics/opengl.py", line 2007, in finish_rendering_outline  
r.pop_framebuffer()  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/graphics/opengl.py", line 776, in pop_framebuffer  
fb.activate()  
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/graphics/opengl.py", line 2400, in activate  
GL.glDrawBuffer(self._draw_buffer)  
File "src/errorchecker.pyx", line 59, in
OpenGL_accelerate.errorchecker._ErrorChecker.glCheckError  
OpenGL.error.GLError: GLError(  
err = 1282,  
description = b'invalid operation',  
baseOperation = glDrawBuffer,  
cArguments = (GL_BACK,)  
)  
  




OpenGL version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 535.274.02
OpenGL renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL vendor: NVIDIA Corporation

Python: 3.11.4
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.8.1, Qt 6.8.2
Qt runtime version: 6.8.2
Qt platform: xcb

XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
DESKTOP_SESSION=ubuntu
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=ubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=ubuntu:GNOME
DISPLAY=:1
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model: B850M DS3H
OS: Ubuntu 24.04
Architecture: 64bit ELF
Virtual Machine: none
CPU: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor
Cache Size: 1024 KB
Memory:
	               total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
	Mem:            61Gi       5.2Gi        53Gi       134Mi       3.3Gi        56Gi
	Swap:          8.0Gi          0B       8.0Gi

Graphics:
	01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation AD107 [GeForce RTX 4060] [10de:2882] (rev a1)	
	Subsystem: Shenzhen Colorful Yugong Technology and Development Co. AD107 [GeForce RTX 4060] [7377:2100]	
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia

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    ChimeraX-gltf: 1.0
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[Tom Goddard]

Possibly remote display had a connection problem. Have seen this report many times over several years always Linux.