Hi, I’m using Ubuntu, and I’m experiencing a problem when running OpenGL/GLUT programs. The window is one place and the intended graphics are always somewhere else. For example, I was trying out a sample GLUT program illustrating fog and here is how it turned out (look at the bottom left of the screen):
Thank you for your help, in advance.
Looks like a bug in the video driver and/or X server.
(you may have more success on a Ubuntu support forum)
What are your hardware and software specs :
I’m running Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), although I don’t know what hardware I’m running. I typed lspci in the terminal, though, and got the following result:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82925X/XE Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82925X/XE PCI Express Root Port (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FR/FRW (ICH6R/ICH6RW) SATA Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)]
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Radeon X300SE]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 01)
04:01.0 Modem: Intel Corporation FA82537EP 56K V.92 Data/Fax Modem PCI (rev 04)
04:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW322/323 (rev 61)
What are the 10 or 20 first lines of glxinfo ?
Here’s the result of glxinfo, minus the OpenGL extensions:
name of display: :0.0
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory,
GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer,
GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method,
GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync,
GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: DRI R300 Project
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI R300 (RV380 5B60) 20090101 x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL
OpenGL version string: 1.5 Mesa 7.6
You still have not told your Ubuntu version?
You might want to try disabling or enabling compiz desktop effects, check if that changes something :
http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8337536#5
I’m running Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). Actually I’d been having a problem with Blender as well and that fixed it, luckily, but I still have a problem with OpenGL. Now when I run the program the screen goes black and when I click with the mouse, it goes back to the regular screen but the graphics still are not on the window (although they’re closer).
As a DX9 generation card, it’s probably worth trying the AMD driver installer.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_X300
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
Wait, which installer is the AMD driver installer? I tried the second link, but I wasn’t really sure which product family to choose.
I think I have the same problem…
http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=277184#Post277184
I compile some OPENGL example in ubuntu 9.10,
they are be full screen ,and color is black ,no anything
while I click the window, then have a small box.
that is a really opengl window, while you click it ,
FullScreen and Black again… T.T
I just know if you choose “GLUT_DOUBLE” DisplayMode,
then haven’t this problem.
Why?
You should always use double buffering anyway.
Or use a lot of glFlush(), which is bad for performance.
Hm…well, I tried it with GLUT_DOUBLE and it didn’t work for me. It’s probably something with both of our graphics cards/drivers, but I bet we have different ones.
but I bet we have different ones.
…
Different graphics cards and/or drivers. By the way, if anyone could solve this problem it would be very much appreciated. I haven’t been able to work with OpenGL on this computer in months.
Can you upload a code or an opengl program to test?
We can compare something with opengl program.
Just for test…
An example of Code::blocks 8.02
it was running correctly on my computer
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/* A simple program to show how to set up an X window for OpenGL rendering.
- X86 compilation: gcc -o -L/usr/X11/lib main main.c -lGL -lX11
- X64 compilation: gcc -o -L/usr/X11/lib64 main main.c -lGL -lX11
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <GL/glx.h> /* this includes the necessary X headers */
#include <GL/gl.h>
#include <X11/X.h> /* X11 constant (e.g. TrueColor) */
#include <X11/keysym.h>
static int snglBuf = {GLX_RGBA, GLX_DEPTH_SIZE, 16, None};
static int dblBuf = {GLX_RGBA, GLX_DEPTH_SIZE, 16, GLX_DOUBLEBUFFER, None};
Display *dpy;
Window win;
GLfloat xAngle = 42.0, yAngle = 82.0, zAngle = 112.0;
GLboolean doubleBuffer = GL_TRUE;
void fatalError(char *message)
{
fprintf(stderr, "main: %s
", message);
exit(1);
}
void redraw(void)
{
static GLboolean displayListInited = GL_FALSE;
if (displayListInited)
{
/* if display list already exists, just execute it /
glCallList(1);
}
else
{
/ otherwise compile and execute to create the display list */
glNewList(1, GL_COMPILE_AND_EXECUTE);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
/* front face */ glBegin(GL_QUADS); glColor3f(0.0, 0.7, 0.1); /* green */ glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
/* back face */ glColor3f(0.9, 1.0, 0.0); /* yellow */ glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, -1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, -1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
/* top side face */ glColor3f(0.2, 0.2, 1.0); /* blue */ glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, 1.0, -1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
/* bottom side face */ glColor3f(0.7, 0.0, 0.1); /* red */ glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(1.0, -1.0, -1.0); glVertex3f(-1.0, -1.0, -1.0); glEnd(); glEndList(); displayListInited = GL_TRUE;}
if (doubleBuffer)
glXSwapBuffers(dpy, win);/* buffer swap does implicit glFlush /
else
glFlush(); / explicit flush for single buffered case */
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
XVisualInfo *vi;
Colormap cmap;
XSetWindowAttributes swa;
GLXContext cx;
XEvent event;
GLboolean needRedraw = GL_FALSE, recalcModelView = GL_TRUE;
int dummy;
/*** (1) open a connection to the X server ***/
dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
if (dpy == NULL)
fatalError(“could not open display”);
/*** (2) make sure OpenGL’s GLX extension supported ***/
if(!glXQueryExtension(dpy, &dummy, &dummy))
fatalError(“X server has no OpenGL GLX extension”);
/*** (3) find an appropriate visual ***/
/* find an OpenGL-capable RGB visual with depth buffer */
vi = glXChooseVisual(dpy, DefaultScreen(dpy), dblBuf);
if (vi == NULL)
{
vi = glXChooseVisual(dpy, DefaultScreen(dpy), snglBuf);
if (vi == NULL) fatalError(“no RGB visual with depth buffer”);
doubleBuffer = GL_FALSE;
}
if(vi->class != TrueColor)
fatalError(“TrueColor visual required for this program”);
/*** (4) create an OpenGL rendering context ***/
/* create an OpenGL rendering context /
cx = glXCreateContext(dpy, vi, / no shared dlists / None,
/ direct rendering if possible */ GL_TRUE);
if (cx == NULL)
fatalError(“could not create rendering context”);
/*** (5) create an X window with the selected visual ***/
/* create an X colormap since probably not using default visual */
cmap = XCreateColormap(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, vi->screen), vi->visual, AllocNone);
swa.colormap = cmap;
swa.border_pixel = 0;
swa.event_mask = KeyPressMask | ExposureMask
| ButtonPressMask | StructureNotifyMask;
win = XCreateWindow(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, vi->screen), 0, 0,
300, 300, 0, vi->depth, InputOutput, vi->visual,
CWBorderPixel | CWColormap | CWEventMask, &swa);
XSetStandardProperties(dpy, win, “main”, “main”, None,
argv, argc, NULL);
/*** (6) bind the rendering context to the window ***/
glXMakeCurrent(dpy, win, cx);
/*** (7) request the X window to be displayed on the screen ***/
XMapWindow(dpy, win);
/*** (8) configure the OpenGL context for rendering ***/
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); /* enable depth buffering /
glDepthFunc(GL_LESS); / pedantic, GL_LESS is the default /
glClearDepth(1.0); / pedantic, 1.0 is the default */
/* frame buffer clears should be to black */
glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
/* set up projection transform /
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
glFrustum(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 10.0);
/ establish initial viewport /
/ pedantic, full window size is default viewport */
glViewport(0, 0, 300, 300);
printf( "Press left mouse button to rotate around X axis
" );
printf( "Press middle mouse button to rotate around Y axis
" );
printf( "Press right mouse button to rotate around Z axis
" );
printf( "Press ESC to quit the application
" );
/*** (9) dispatch X events ***/
while (1)
{
do
{
XNextEvent(dpy, &event);
switch (event.type)
{
case KeyPress:
{
KeySym keysym;
XKeyEvent kevent;
char buffer[1];
/ It is necessary to convert the keycode to a
* keysym before checking if it is an escape */
kevent = (XKeyEvent *) &event;
if ( (XLookupString((XKeyEvent )&event,buffer,1,&keysym,NULL) == 1)
&& (keysym == (KeySym)XK_Escape) )
exit(0);
break;
}
case ButtonPress:
recalcModelView = GL_TRUE;
switch (event.xbutton.button)
{
case 1: xAngle += 10.0;
break;
case 2: yAngle += 10.0;
break;
case 3: zAngle += 10.0;
break;
}
break;
case ConfigureNotify:
glViewport(0, 0, event.xconfigure.width,
event.xconfigure.height);
/ fall through… /
case Expose:
needRedraw = GL_TRUE;
break;
}
} while(XPending(dpy)); / loop to compress events */
if (recalcModelView) { glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
/* reset modelview matrix to the identity matrix */ glLoadIdentity();
/* move the camera back three units */ glTranslatef(0.0, 0.0, -3.0);
/* rotate by X, Y, and Z angles */ glRotatef(xAngle, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0); glRotatef(yAngle, 0.0, 0.1, 0.0); glRotatef(zAngle, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
recalcModelView = GL_FALSE; needRedraw = GL_TRUE; } if (needRedraw) { redraw(); needRedraw = GL_FALSE; }}
return 0;
}
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Doesn’t exactly work. It shows the correct graphics, but it’s not on the window. See this screenshot:
O_o Oh , I can’t see the screenshot…
It should be a different problem.
But I want to see another person to solve this problem.
Good luck to you.
Thanks, same to you.
Whenever I say that ubuntu is not very good for development I get flamed. But maybe you could try some other distro, with which you will better and more recent development tools, as well as drivers, than with Ubuntu. One candidate would be gentoo linux.
Well, to each his own, but I personally wouldn’t recommend Gentoo. You end up building everything yourself and wasting hours and much CPU/clock time updating your system. For the average Joe-user on Linux, this is completely ridiculous and provides no advantage.
Let me throw in a vote for OpenSuSE. Great dev tools, package manager, pre-built packages, GUI configuration tools and installation, on-line update and package install, and a new OpenSuSE version (including all packages) released about every 6 months. Good no-hastle dev distro IMO.