FW: [GRASS-dev] NVIZ problem on Intel Macs

[Michael Barton]

Lorenzo,

See Glynn's response below. I'm wondering if perhaps you need to install a
new version of x11?? Or maybe get a new version of OpenGL?? to go with the
Intel Macs

Michael
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> From: Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>
> Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 22:44:12 +0100
> To: Michael Barton <michael.barton at asu.edu>
> Cc: GRASS developers list <grass-dev at grass.itc.it>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] NVIZ problem on Intel Macs
> 
> 
> Michael Barton wrote:
> 
>> Lorenzo Moretti is reporting that NVIZ locks up when it tries to start on
>> the new Intel Macs. The error is listed below. Anyone have a suggestion? Has
>> anyone else had a problem? Should this go to the bug list? We do want to run
>> GRASS on the new Macs
> 
>>>> X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such
>>>> operation)
>>>>   Major opcode of failed request: 129 (Apple-DRI)
>>>>   Minor opcode of failed request: 1 ()
>>>>   Serial number of failed request: 192
> 
> This indicates the OpenGL library isn't compatible with the X server.
> 
> There isn't anything which we can do to fix this, although adding the
> "-indirect" switch to the "togl" commands in nviz2.2_script might
> eliminate the error at the expense of performance (indirect rendering
> doesn't use hardware acceleration on the stock X.org servers).
> 
> -- 
> Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>

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