Qt fatal error: Failed to initialize graphics backend for OpenGL

[Paul.Harris@…]

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform: Linux-5.4.0-139-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.31
ChimeraX Version: 1.5 (2022-11-24 00:03:27 UTC)
Description
Last time you used ChimeraX it crashed.
Please describe steps that led to the crash here.
Qt fatal error: Failed to initialize graphics backend for OpenGL.
Fatal Python error: Aborted

Current thread 0x00007f53d5e9e740 (most recent call first):

File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/site-packages/chimerax/ui/gui.py", line 803 in rapid_access_shown
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/site-packages/chimerax/ui/gui.py", line 825 in showEvent
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/site-packages/chimerax/ui/gui.py", line 516 in init
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/site-packages/chimerax/ui/gui.py", line 200 in build
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/site-packages/chimerax/core/main.py", line 700 in init
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/site-packages/chimerax/core/main.py", line 1035 in
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/runpy.py", line 87 in _run_code
File "/usr/lib/ucsf-chimerax/lib/python3.9/runpy.py", line 197 in _run_module_as_main

Log:
Startup Messages
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UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.5 (2022-11-24)
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OpenGL version: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 21.2.6
OpenGL renderer: AMD Radeon(TM) Vega 10 Graphics (RAVEN, DRM 3.35.0, 5.4.0-139-generic, LLVM 12.0.0)
OpenGL vendor: AMD

Python: 3.9.11
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.3.1, Qt 6.3.1
Qt runtime version: 6.3.2
Qt platform: xcb

XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
DESKTOP_SESSION=cinnamon
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=cinnamon
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=X-Cinnamon
DISPLAY=:0
Manufacturer: HP
Model: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-ec0xxx
OS: Linux Mint 20.3 Una
Architecture: 64bit ELF
Virtual Machine: none
CPU: 8 AMD Ryzen 7 3750H with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
Cache Size: 512 KB
Memory:

total used free shared buff/cache available

Mem: 13Gi 3.6Gi 3.3Gi 60Mi 6.8Gi 9.7Gi
Swap: 2.0Gi 0B 2.0Gi

Graphics:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation TU116M GTX 1660 Ti Mobile [10de:2191] (rev a1)
DeviceName: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company TU116M GTX 1660 Ti Mobile [103c:86d6]

Installed Packages:

alabaster: 0.7.12
appdirs: 1.4.4
asttokens: 2.1.0
Babel: 2.11.0
backcall: 0.2.0
blockdiag: 3.0.0
build: 0.8.0
certifi: 2022.9.24
cftime: 1.6.2
charset-normalizer: 2.1.1
ChimeraX-AddCharge: 1.4
ChimeraX-AddH: 2.2.1
ChimeraX-AlignmentAlgorithms: 2.0
ChimeraX-AlignmentHdrs: 3.2.1
ChimeraX-AlignmentMatrices: 2.0
ChimeraX-Alignments: 2.6
ChimeraX-AlphaFold: 1.0
ChimeraX-AltlocExplorer: 1.0.3
ChimeraX-AmberInfo: 1.0
ChimeraX-Arrays: 1.0
ChimeraX-Atomic: 1.41.5
ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary: 8.0.3
ChimeraX-AtomSearch: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-AxesPlanes: 2.3
ChimeraX-BasicActions: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-BILD: 1.0
ChimeraX-BlastProtein: 2.1.2
ChimeraX-BondRot: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-BugReporter: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-BuildStructure: 2.7.1
ChimeraX-Bumps: 1.0
ChimeraX-BundleBuilder: 1.2
ChimeraX-ButtonPanel: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CageBuilder: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CellPack: 1.0
ChimeraX-Centroids: 1.3.1
ChimeraX-ChangeChains: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-CheckWaters: 1.3
ChimeraX-ChemGroup: 2.0
ChimeraX-Clashes: 2.2.4
ChimeraX-ColorActions: 1.0.3
ChimeraX-ColorGlobe: 1.0
ChimeraX-ColorKey: 1.5.2
ChimeraX-CommandLine: 1.2.4
ChimeraX-ConnectStructure: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-Contacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Core: 1.5
ChimeraX-CoreFormats: 1.1
ChimeraX-coulombic: 1.3.2
ChimeraX-Crosslinks: 1.0
ChimeraX-Crystal: 1.0
ChimeraX-CrystalContacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-DataFormats: 1.2.2
ChimeraX-Dicom: 1.1
ChimeraX-DistMonitor: 1.3
ChimeraX-DockPrep: 1.0
ChimeraX-Dssp: 2.0
ChimeraX-EMDB-SFF: 1.0
ChimeraX-ExperimentalCommands: 1.0
ChimeraX-FileHistory: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-FunctionKey: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Geometry: 1.2
ChimeraX-gltf: 1.0
ChimeraX-Graphics: 1.1
ChimeraX-Hbonds: 2.4
ChimeraX-Help: 1.2.1
ChimeraX-HKCage: 1.3
ChimeraX-IHM: 1.1
ChimeraX-ImageFormats: 1.2
ChimeraX-IMOD: 1.0
ChimeraX-IO: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-ItemsInspection: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Label: 1.1.7
ChimeraX-LinuxSupport: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-ListInfo: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-Log: 1.1.5
ChimeraX-LookingGlass: 1.1
ChimeraX-Maestro: 1.8.2
ChimeraX-Map: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-MapData: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapEraser: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MapFilter: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapFit: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapSeries: 2.1.1
ChimeraX-Markers: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mask: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MatchMaker: 2.0.9
ChimeraX-MDcrds: 2.6
ChimeraX-MedicalToolbar: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-Meeting: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MLP: 1.1
ChimeraX-mmCIF: 2.8
ChimeraX-MMTF: 2.2
ChimeraX-Modeller: 1.5.6
ChimeraX-ModelPanel: 1.3.6
ChimeraX-ModelSeries: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mol2: 2.0
ChimeraX-Mole: 1.0
ChimeraX-Morph: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MouseModes: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-Movie: 1.0
ChimeraX-Neuron: 1.0
ChimeraX-Nucleotides: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-OpenCommand: 1.9.1
ChimeraX-PDB: 2.6.8
ChimeraX-PDBBio: 1.0
ChimeraX-PDBLibrary: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-PDBMatrices: 1.0
ChimeraX-PickBlobs: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Positions: 1.0
ChimeraX-PresetMgr: 1.1
ChimeraX-PubChem: 2.1
ChimeraX-ReadPbonds: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Registration: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-RemoteControl: 1.0
ChimeraX-RenumberResidues: 1.1
ChimeraX-ResidueFit: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-RestServer: 1.1
ChimeraX-RNALayout: 1.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibMgr: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDunbrack: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDynameomics: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsRichardson: 2.0
ChimeraX-SaveCommand: 1.5.1
ChimeraX-SchemeMgr: 1.0
ChimeraX-SDF: 2.0
ChimeraX-Segger: 1.0
ChimeraX-Segment: 1.0
ChimeraX-SelInspector: 1.0
ChimeraX-SeqView: 2.7.2
ChimeraX-Shape: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Shell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Shortcuts: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-ShowSequences: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-SideView: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Smiles: 2.1
ChimeraX-SmoothLines: 1.0
ChimeraX-SpaceNavigator: 1.0
ChimeraX-StdCommands: 1.10
ChimeraX-STL: 1.0
ChimeraX-Storm: 1.0
ChimeraX-StructMeasure: 1.1
ChimeraX-Struts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Surface: 1.0
ChimeraX-SwapAA: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-SwapRes: 2.1.3
ChimeraX-TapeMeasure: 1.0
ChimeraX-Test: 1.0
ChimeraX-Toolbar: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-ToolshedUtils: 1.2.1
ChimeraX-Tug: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-UI: 1.24.3
ChimeraX-uniprot: 2.2.1
ChimeraX-UnitCell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-ViewDockX: 1.1.4
ChimeraX-VIPERdb: 1.0
ChimeraX-Vive: 1.1
ChimeraX-VolumeMenu: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-VTK: 1.0
ChimeraX-WavefrontOBJ: 1.0
ChimeraX-WebCam: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-WebServices: 1.1.0
ChimeraX-Zone: 1.0.1
colorama: 0.4.5
cxservices: 1.2
cycler: 0.11.0
Cython: 0.29.32
debugpy: 1.6.4
decorator: 5.1.1
distro: 1.7.0
docutils: 0.19
entrypoints: 0.4
executing: 1.2.0
filelock: 3.7.1
fonttools: 4.38.0
funcparserlib: 1.0.1
grako: 3.16.5
h5py: 3.7.0
html2text: 2020.1.16
idna: 3.4
ihm: 0.33
imagecodecs: 2022.7.31
imagesize: 1.4.1
importlib-metadata: 5.1.0
ipykernel: 6.15.3
ipython: 8.4.0
ipython-genutils: 0.2.0
jedi: 0.18.1
Jinja2: 3.1.2
jupyter-client: 7.3.4
jupyter-core: 5.1.0
kiwisolver: 1.4.4
line-profiler: 3.5.1
lxml: 4.9.1
lz4: 4.0.2
MarkupSafe: 2.1.1
matplotlib: 3.5.2
matplotlib-inline: 0.1.6
msgpack: 1.0.4
nest-asyncio: 1.5.6
netCDF4: 1.6.0
networkx: 2.8.5
numexpr: 2.8.4
numpy: 1.23.1
openvr: 1.23.701
packaging: 21.3
ParmEd: 3.4.3
parso: 0.8.3
pep517: 0.13.0
pexpect: 4.8.0
pickleshare: 0.7.5
Pillow: 9.2.0
pip: 22.2.2
pkginfo: 1.8.3
platformdirs: 2.5.4
prompt-toolkit: 3.0.33
psutil: 5.9.1
ptyprocess: 0.7.0
pure-eval: 0.2.2
pycollada: 0.7.2
pydicom: 2.3.0
Pygments: 2.12.0
PyOpenGL: 3.1.5
PyOpenGL-accelerate: 3.1.5
pyparsing: 3.0.9
PyQt6-commercial: 6.3.1
PyQt6-Qt6: 6.3.2
PyQt6-sip: 13.4.0
PyQt6-WebEngine-commercial: 6.3.1
PyQt6-WebEngine-Qt6: 6.3.2
python-dateutil: 2.8.2
pytz: 2022.6
pyzmq: 24.0.1
qtconsole: 5.3.1
QtPy: 2.3.0
RandomWords: 0.4.0
requests: 2.28.1
scipy: 1.9.0
setuptools: 65.1.1
sfftk-rw: 0.7.2
six: 1.16.0
snowballstemmer: 2.2.0
sortedcontainers: 2.4.0
Sphinx: 5.1.1
sphinx-autodoc-typehints: 1.19.1
sphinxcontrib-applehelp: 1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-blockdiag: 3.0.0
sphinxcontrib-devhelp: 1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp: 2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-jsmath: 1.0.1
sphinxcontrib-qthelp: 1.0.3
sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml: 1.1.5
stack-data: 0.6.2
tables: 3.7.0
tifffile: 2022.7.31
tinyarray: 1.2.4
tomli: 2.0.1
tornado: 6.2
traitlets: 5.3.0
urllib3: 1.26.13
wcwidth: 0.2.5
webcolors: 1.12
wheel: 0.37.1
wheel-filename: 1.4.1
zipp: 3.11.0

[Tom Goddard]

ChimeraX did not start because the Qt window toolkit could not initialize OpenGL graphics which it uses to draw all the user interfaces. Does this happen every time? It may be that your graphics driver is broken. Also broken remote display is known to cause this problem.